The World Bank has approved a $100 million loan for Uzbekistan’s power grid, the second major tranche in a $371 million programme to upgrade 60 substations, cut energy losses and connect 3.3 gigawatts of renewable capacity by 2031.
President Mirziyoyev has ordered a national energy master plan to 2050, due by mid-2027, alongside targets to build 5,000 km of transmission lines, 16 substations and 4.5 GW of storage capacity by 2030.
