Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
had a total primary energy supply (
TPES) of 48.28
Mtoe in 2012.
Electricity consumption was 47.80
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The majority of primary energy came from fossil fuels, with natural gas, coal and oil the main sources. Hydroelectricity, the only significant renewable source in the country, accounted for about 2% of the primary energy supply.
Natural gas is the source for 73.8% of electricity production, followed by hydroelectricity with 21.4%.
Uzbekistan will be the first country in Central Asia to develop and produce solar energy by
Uzbekenergo a state owned
energy company
The energy industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of energy, including fuel extraction, manufacturing, refining and distribution. Modern society consumes large amounts of fuel, and the energy ind ...
. The
Samarkand region
Samarqand Region (Samarkand Region) ( uz, Самарқанд вилояти, Samarqand viloyati, russian: Самаркандская область) is the most populous region of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of the country in the basi ...
was picked along with six other regions being inspected. The solar power plant is to have a capacity of 100 megawatts.
List of power stations
References
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