The company has already generated 6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity this year, according to Islam Abdurakhmanov, chairman of Uzbekhydroenergo’s management board. Under the target set by a presidential resolution adopted on 1 May, the company was initially expected to generate 7.1 billion kilowatt-hours in 2026.
Uzbekhydroenergo now expects to reach 115% of that target by the end of the year.
Abdurakhmanov said one of the year’s notable achievements came in June, when hydropower generation reached 50 million kilowatt-hours in a single day for the first time in Uzbekistan.
The expansion plans were discussed during a presentation to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 19 August on proposals for the further development of small hydropower in the country.
According to Abdurakhmanov, Uzbekhydroenergo commissioned 46 micro and small hydropower plants with a combined capacity of 30 MW between 2017 and 2026.
A separate program is being implemented in Karakalpakstan, where five low-head hydro units using kinetic turbine technology have been launched on the president’s instructions and handed over to local neighborhood associations.
In April, a comprehensive cluster-based service system was introduced for entrepreneurs planning to build micro or small hydropower plants. The system covers the entire project cycle, from design to equipment supply and operation.
The president also instructed officials to further expand the construction of such facilities and increase domestic production of hydropower equipment.
UzHydroPower, a plant capable of manufacturing hydroelectric generating units with capacities of up to 40 MW, was launched in 2025 on the president’s initiative. The company has now been tasked with sharply increasing the number of units it produces.
Mirziyoyev also ordered the use of artificial intelligence and the study and localization of international experience, including technologies and practices used by Kumsung in South Korea and Sibil in Japan.
Uzbekhydroenergo has prepared a guide for entrepreneurs covering every stage of developing a micro or small hydropower project, from selecting a suitable site and carrying out surveys to design, construction and commissioning.
The company also plans to commission 13 new facilities with a combined capacity of 114 MW this year. Six projects with a total capacity of 52 MW are expected to be launched before Independence Day on 1 September.
Abdurakhmanov said $28 million in grant funding had been attracted on the president’s initiative. Four wind power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW have been commissioned in the Bostanlyk district using these funds, with all remaining projects expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Another priority is the development of dual education. About 100 students are already working at Uzbekhydroenergo under the program, and the president has instructed the company to continue expanding the initiative.
Students from the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers are also expected to be more actively involved in studying and mastering new technologies.
