Daily electricity consumption record was broken in Uzbekistan on July 26, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said.
250.7 million kWh of electricity was consumed on that day. The previous record was set on July 12 - 247.5 million kWh.
The maximum electricity consumption In 2022 was on July 27, it amounted to 239 million kWh (10.8 thousand MW per hour in the daytime).
The daily electricity production volume by power plants of Uzbekistan's energy system topped 243.9 million kWh.
The Ministry of Energy recalled that at high air temperatures, the throughput of electrical networks goes down by up to 25%, which is due to the physical properties of networks. “If restrictions are not in place in such cases, major accidents can occur,” the ministry said.
“We ask consumers to correctly understand the extreme importance and support such necessary measures for short-term power outages, which is necessary to prevent large-scale network failures that require long-term repairs,” the Ministry of Energy said.
Residents were asked to adhere to austerity, do not use electrical appliances unnecessarily, and thus contribute to the prevention of increased network load, accidents and outages.
