If the joint trilateral project between Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan on laying an electric cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea is successfully implemented, Uzbekistan will be able to export surplus electricity to Europe starting from 2030. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, Jurabek Mirzamahmudov, within the framework of the first meeting of Central Asian energy ministers taking place in Astana he reported.
"By the end of this year, we will increase the total power generation from renewable energy sources to over 4 GW. By 2030, this figure will exceed 20 GW, of which from 2 to 5 GW will be exported to Europe," — said J.Mirzamahmudov.
According to his words, the exact volume of exports will depend on the capacity of the electricity transmission system and the needs of European buyers.
As noted by the minister, the electricity from Uzbekistan will be delivered to Azerbaijan through Kazakhstan along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, then to Georgia, and subsequently to Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria via Central Asia’s unified energy system.
According to the plan, by 2030, the total power generation capacity in Uzbekistan will be increased by 2.4 times – up to 44.9 GW. At the same time, the share of renewable energy sources will reach 40 percent, and for this purpose, solar and wind energy projects with a total capacity of 18.8 GW (8.6 GW – solar, 10.2 GW – wind) will be implemented.
