A draft presidential decree provides for an increase in the share of renewable energy sources (RES) to 25% by 2026, which will save about 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, the Ministry of Energy reported.
A program will be developed to expand and support the use of renewable energy sources, according to which 8 wind power plants (WPP) with a total capacity of 4000 MW will be built, namely 4 power plants in Karakalpakstan, as well as in Bukhara and Navoi provinces with a total capacity of 1600 MW in 2023-2024; in 2025-2026, 4 wind farms with a total capacity of 2,400 MW will be commissioned throughout the country.
PV plants with a total capacity of 4000 MW will be put into operation, namely:
- In Navoi, Jizzakh, Samarkand and Surkhandarya provinces, 4 power plants with a total capacity of 1100 MW - in 2023;
- 5 PV plants in Bukhara, Namangan, Khorezm, Kashkadarya and Fergana provinces with a total capacity of 900 MW - in 2024;
- In 2025-2026, solar photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 1800 MW will be put into operation throughout the country.
- by 2030, the volume of small renewable energy sources with a capacity of up to 1 MW will be increased to 1000 MW.
