The issues of improving energy supply are considered

On January 19, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on improving energy supply and got acquainted with the presentation of plans for the hydropower industry.

In the process of developing the energy system of our country, all types of energy are used. Along with the expansion of existing capacities, new solar, wind and hydroelectric power plants are being built.

In particular, in recent years, 27 projects worth $ 500 million have been implemented in the hydropower sector and an additional 260 megawatts of generating capacity have been created. The total capacity of the stations in the Uzbekhydroenergo system exceeded 2 thousand megawatts. This means an annual saving of 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

This year, it is planned to put into operation 7 facilities and 10 microelectric power plants with a capacity of 197 megawatts. Work will also begin on the implementation of 8 promising projects and the construction of 50 microelectric power plants with a capacity of 438 megawatts.

The Head of State pointed out the high potential of hydropower and gave instructions for a significant increase in its capacity.

For this purpose, 250 promising sites for the construction of microelectric power plants have been identified. According to calculations, future microelectric power plants will be able to generate 675 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and save 200 million cubic meters of gas per year.

Due to the favorable purchase prices of electricity generated at microelectric power plants, the interest of entrepreneurs in this area has increased. In this regard, the President noted the possibility of selling solar and wind energy at attractive prices.

The task has been set to build hybrid power plants based on wind and solar sources on vacant plots around hydroelectric power plants. Due to the availability of ready-made infrastructure, the construction costs of such stations will be low.

The Head of State also touched upon the issue of localization in the industry. The joint-stock company "Suvsanoatmash" was instructed to establish production of equipment for microelectric power plants, as well as hydraulic units in the Tashkent region.

Special attention is paid to the issues of digitalization of reservoir management and professional development of personnel.

The meeting discussed measures for the stable supply of energy to the population. The President stressed the need to use all available reserves and prevent disruption of the deadlines for the implementation of new and promising projects.

The tasks of increasing daily energy production in conditions of energy shortage, fair and efficient allocation of resources, systematic delivery of energy to the field, prompt elimination of interruptions are defined.