President sharply criticizes officials of energy sector (video)

“As a result of the repair work of the 800-megawatt power unit of Tolimarjon TPP, which has not been completed for 6 months, 3 billion kilowatts of electricity have not been supplied. That’s why today I fired the Deputy Minister of Energy Khodjayev, the head of “Thermal Power Stations” Farkhod Abdurakhmonov, and signed the decision.

In general, Azizov, Yuldashev, you will provide me with separate information about all the leaders who were fired today. A very strict requirement, order, discipline. There should be a system in Uzbekistan.

Mr. Mustafoyev, the head of “Regional Electric Networks”, the plan for the renewal of the low-power network and transformers has not been completed by 50%. Also, the head of Uztransgaz, Normatov, ... 8 out of 27 large gas compressors are still in a faulty condition.

At the same time, another official of Uzbekneftgaz named Abdullayev, you have not completed repair work on six gas condenser compressor stations.

Energy Minister, Mr. Mirzamakhmudov, allowed the volume of gas production by foreign companies to decrease by 1.5 billion cubic meters in 2022.

As a result, gas equivalent to 20% of the annual consumption of the republic was not supplied to the population.

“Normatov, Abdullayev and Mustafoyev have been fired and given a three-month probationary period,” the head of state said.