Electricity imports to Uzbekistan increased, while exports decreased

In the first 5 months of 2023, 31.9 billion kWh of electricity was produced in Uzbekistan. This is 1.0 billion kWh or 3.3% more than in the same period last year, the Ministry of Energy reported.

Consumers were supplied with 27 billion kWh of electricity. This figure is 1.6 billion kWh or 6.5% more than in the same period in 2022.

In January-May, 2.5 billion kWh of electricity was imported to cover the growing domestic consumption. This is 384.6 million kWh or 18.6% more than in the same period last year.

During this period, 1.1 billion kWh of electricity was exported. This is 243.2 million kWh or 18.5% less than in the same period last year.