Uzbekistan energy mix & electricity

In 2025, Uzbekistan generated 86.7 TWh of electricity. That puts it in the same league as Chile. Natural gas dominates the mix with 72.3%, followed by solar power at 7.5% and hydropower at 7.3%.

Renewables supplied 19.4% of the electricity, which ranks Uzbekistan 110th of 158 countries. That is 14 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for Asia (27.3%). Each kilowatt-hour emitted on average 1,000 g CO₂e, against a world average of 458 g. That makes it one of the most carbon-intensive grids in the world. In the cleanest-grid ranking, Uzbekistan is 157th of 158.

Since 2015, natural gas has added the most generation in absolute terms (+14.2 TWh), yet its share of the mix fell by 12.2 percentage points because other sources grew even faster. In share terms the biggest gainer was solar power (up 7.5 percentage points). The net effect: renewables gained 7.5 percentage points of share since 2015. Total generation grew by 29.3 TWh over the same period. Carbon intensity dropped from 1,112 to 1,000 g/kWh, a 10% cut.

Unusually, coal is gaining ground: its share is up 3.2 percentage points since 2015, now at 6.6%.

Solar (7.5%) and wind (4.6%) now add up to 12.1% of generation; the global figure is 17.3%. Per person, that is 175 kWh of solar electricity a year, versus a global average of 338 kWh. Wind adds 108 kWh per person. Solar first passed 1% of the mix in 2024.

Generation per person is 2,340 kWh a year, 61% of the world average of 3,860 kWh. Uzbekistan is a net importer of electricity, buying 2.9 TWh more than it sells, about 3% of its demand.