Uzbekistan to Roll Out Yangiyul Energy Reform Model Nationwide
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan will introduce a new electricity and gas supply management model across the country based on a pilot project in Yangiyul District. The initiative was announced during a meeting on the fuel and energy sector chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Yangiyul was selected as the pilot district, where the electricity network includes 1,400 kilometres of power lines and 422 transformers. Over the past five years, electricity consumption increased from 68 million to 102 million kWh, while only 60 transformers and 240 kilometres of networks were upgraded. Since the beginning of the year, electricity losses have reached 30 million kWh, and 37 network failures have been recorded.
A special task force headed by Energy Minister Sherzod Khodjaev will oversee reforms in the district, with District Hokim Sanyat Jumaniyozov serving as deputy head. Within two weeks, the team will prepare a comprehensive energy balance, identify priority infrastructure upgrades, replace malfunctioning metering devices and develop a program to halve electricity and gas losses.
The model will subsequently be implemented nationwide. Senior executives of energy companies will be assigned to the most challenging districts to work with regional authorities on modernization plans and financing mechanisms.
The government also plans to establish a Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence Center within the Ministry of Energy. The center will audit the entire energy supply chain, analyze data from the ASKUE and ASKUG metering systems, and introduce a digital management platform covering 106,000 employees based on 10 key performance indicators (KPIs).
The meeting also addressed preparations for the autumn-winter season. Officials were instructed to assess infrastructure needs for expanding electric heating in areas with limited access to natural gas, while a proposal to involve private companies in liquefied gas distribution, starting with Andijan Region, was approved.
A special task force headed by Energy Minister Sherzod Khodjaev will oversee reforms in the district, with District Hokim Sanyat Jumaniyozov serving as deputy head. Within two weeks, the team will prepare a comprehensive energy balance, identify priority infrastructure upgrades, replace malfunctioning metering devices and develop a program to halve electricity and gas losses.
The model will subsequently be implemented nationwide. Senior executives of energy companies will be assigned to the most challenging districts to work with regional authorities on modernization plans and financing mechanisms.
The government also plans to establish a Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence Center within the Ministry of Energy. The center will audit the entire energy supply chain, analyze data from the ASKUE and ASKUG metering systems, and introduce a digital management platform covering 106,000 employees based on 10 key performance indicators (KPIs).
The meeting also addressed preparations for the autumn-winter season. Officials were instructed to assess infrastructure needs for expanding electric heating in areas with limited access to natural gas, while a proposal to involve private companies in liquefied gas distribution, starting with Andijan Region, was approved.
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