Uzbekistan
With a power score of 2.04, Uzbekistan ranks number 24 among emerging markets and number 47 in the global power ranking.
- Emerging markets
- Asia-Pacific
2.04 / 5
Power score
+64 places
Global power rank change
Overview
Uzbekistan has a power score of 2.04, which puts it at rank 47 in the global power ranking, and rank 24 in the emerging markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021, Uzbekistan has improved in the power rankings by 26 places, from rank 73, to rank 47.
At 2.04, the power score of Uzbekistan is better than the regional average of 1.88 in the Asia-Pacific region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
Uzbekistan implements policies in 3/6 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives.
Power policies
Power prices and costs
The average electricity price in Uzbekistan has dropped from 37.53 USD/MWh in 2021 to 36.06 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Uzbekistan has fluctuated between 22.83 USD/MWh (2018) and 44.95 USD/MWh (2019).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in Uzbekistan in 2022 was in Natural Gas at 66.79%, up from 65.55% in 2021.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in Uzbekistan in 2022 was Natural Gas, generating some 70.15% of electricity, up from 69.88% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in eletricity generation in 2022 was Large Hydro at 7.23%, up from 6.18% in 2021.
Investment in clean energy in Uzbekistan was around $1540.5 million in 2022, an increase of 133.06% from 2021 ($661 million). Between 2019 and 2022, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2022 at $1540.5 million, while the lowest was in 2020 with $235.16 million.
Utility privatisation
Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?
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Wholesale power market
Does the country have a wholesale power market?
Doing business and barriers
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Currency of PPAs
Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Bilateral power contracts
Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies
Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices
Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
Transport
Transport policy
Uzbekistan implements policies in 1/9 transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Clean transport target, National ICE phase-out, EV purchase grant/loan incentive, EV VAT reduction/exemption, EV import tax reduction/exemption, EV income tax reduction/exemption, EV recurring tax reduction/exemption, EV charging infrastructure target, E-bus target.
Transport policies
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Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?