More than half of schools in Uzbekistan are heated with coal

In Uzbekistan, the majority of schools are heated with coal. This is reported by the information service of the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

According to the latest data, there are 10,118 schools in the country, of which 67.3 per cent or 6,807 schools use coal as their main heating fuel.

Natural gas is the second most popular fuel, accounting for 32.5 per cent (3,284 schools), followed by liquid fuel schools (0.2 per cent or 23 schools), and only four schools in the country have fully switched to electricity.

The ministry assures that by the beginning of the autumn-winter period, the planned coal supply to schools was fulfilled by 100%. A total of 202.9 thousand tonnes of coal was supplied.

As for pre-school institutions, there are currently 6,386 state kindergartens in the country. As in the case of schools, most of them use coal - 3,599 kindergartens, which is 60.6 per cent.

About 38.7 per cent (2,300) of kindergartens run on natural gas, and the remaining 0.6 per cent (37) use electricity. For them 58.1 thousand tonnes of coal were purchased.

It should be noted that this year it was planned to switch 4,491 schools and kindergartens to coal-fuelled heating systems. As of now, local authorities have already switched 926 schools and 1,161 pre-school institutions from gas to coal. Work in this direction is continuing.

The use of coal for heating in schools means that this type of fuel is the main source of heat. Currently, countries and organisations around the world are actively switching to cleaner and more efficient energy sources such as natural gas, solar and wind energy. The process of burning coal takes place in specialised boilers or furnaces and the heat generated is transferred to the heating system, providing comfort within the building.

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