According to calculations, the current hydropower capacity of Uzbekistan can be increased by 1 GW.

On March 17, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a discussion on the fulfillment of tasks to expand the use of renewable energy sources, the presidential press service reports.

The main topic was hydroelectric power plants, which are able to generate electricity around the clock. Now hydroelectric power plants generate 6.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.

In recent years, the total volume of hydropower capacities of Uzbekistan, due to the construction of 15 new and modernization of 12 HPPs, has grown by 260 MW, to 2.1 GW. According to calculations, it can be increased by another 1 GW.

The President instructed to design 36 medium and large hydroelectric power plants on the sections of the Pskem, Naryn and Tupalang rivers. The private sector will be involved in the construction of 26 micro hydropower plants with a capacity of 9 MW.

Also, 3 HPPs with a capacity of 23 MW will be built on the Big Andijan Canal, and one HPP with a capacity of 16 MW will be built on the Tulang River.

In addition, it is planned to install solar panels with a capacity of 1.7 GW in business areas, social facilities and residential buildings.

Earlier, Spot wrote that four photovoltaic power plants with a capacity of 2.4 GW would be built around Tashkent.