Ministry of Energy denies involvement in disconnecting EV charging stations from the grid

According to the statement, the Ministry of Energy clarified that it had not issued “any instructions” to disconnect EV charging stations from the grid.

“It is worth noting that there are currently no issues with electricity generation in our country. The electricity being produced is sufficient to fully meet our needs.

The Ministry of Energy did not issue any orders to disconnect charging stations from the grid.

Furthermore, it should be emphasized that the Ministry of Energy supports the promotion of electric vehicles, which significantly contribute to environmental protection, in Uzbekistan,” the Ministry’s press service stated.

Entrepreneurial entities that have installed EV charging stations are encouraged to contact the Ministry of Energy's hotline at +99871-231-16-61 (extensions 7037, 7046, and 7057) if they encounter situations obstructing their lawful operations.

As reported by Kun.uz, the supply of electricity to EV charging stations was halted without any legal justification.

“They are cutting off power to our stations without any reason, even after coordinating with regional electricity suppliers. We ask why they are doing this when the transformer is legally operational. They simply say, ‘This is an order from above.’ No further explanation is provided. The same thing is happening to competitor companies—it’s not just us,” said a representative of one of the leading companies in the market.

At around the same time, the news outlet Spot also reported similar incidents. According to one of the companies contacted by Spot, approximately 20 stations in their network had been disconnected from the grid. The first disconnections reportedly began early last week. It is worth noting that restrictions on operating hours for methane filling stations due to colder weather were also announced at the beginning of last week.

Previously, in its statement about the mandatory installation of solar panels, the Ministry of Energy had denied issuing any orders related to such requirements but did not refute that such incidents were occurring. In those cases as well, entrepreneurs were disconnected from the electricity supply by regional power grid companies (RPGCs), which are part of the Ministry’s system.