Obidjon Dilmurodov, a chief specialist in the Energy Ministry’s public relations department, announced the figures at a briefing.
Electricity generation increased by 5.4 billion kWh year on year. Thermal power plants produced 49.1 billion kWh, while large solar and wind power plants generated 10.5 billion kWh. Hydropower plants accounted for 6.6 billion kWh, small solar installations for 2.5 billion kWh and block power plants for 867.1 million kWh.
Large solar and wind power plants generated 10.5 billion kWh in the first nine months of 2026, matching their total output for all of 2025. Hydropower generation also exceeded its full-year 2025 figure, reaching 6.6 billion kWh compared with 6.5 billion kWh. Small solar installations produced 2.5 billion kWh, up from 2 billion kWh for the whole of last year.
Electricity consumption and trade
Domestic electricity consumption reached 68.1 billion kWh in January–September, up by 4.1 billion kWh, or 6.3%, from the same period in 2025.
A total of 53 billion kWh was supplied to consumers during the nine months. Wholesale consumers received 39 billion kWh, while households used 14 billion kWh.
Industrial enterprises accounted for 20.6 billion kWh of consumption, agriculture for 5.6 billion kWh and other wholesale consumers for 12.8 billion kWh.
Uzbekistan exported 3.4 billion kWh of electricity during the period, an increase of 591.6 million kWh, or 21.4%, year on year.
Imports moved in the opposite direction, falling by 720.4 million kWh, or 27.2%, to 1.9 billion kWh.
Full-year targets
Uzbekistan plans to generate 94.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2026, an increase of 7.7 billion kWh, or 8.8%, from the previous year. Annual consumption is projected to reach 92.2 billion kWh, up by 5.7 billion kWh, or 6.6%, from 2025.
The ministry’s priorities for the remainder of the year include meeting electricity generation and supply targets, ensuring uninterrupted power supplies to consumers and improving the efficient use of energy resources.
