How wind power grew in Uzbekistan
Masdar of the United Arab Emirates describes Zarafshan, in Navoi region, as the first wind farm built in Uzbekistan. Goldwind supplied its 111 turbines, 500 MW in all. The project reached financial close in August 2022, with the IFC among its lenders. The president inaugurated it in December 2024 as Central Asia's largest operating wind farm.
A renewables law of May 2019 set tariffs through competitive bidding, gave plants ten-year property and land tax exemptions, and let them connect to the national grid. ACWA Power won the first open wind tender, for the 100 MW Nukus project in Karakalpakstan, with a bid of 2.5695 US cents/kWh, and broke ground in February 2022. ACWA's Bash and Dzhankeldy farms in Bukhara region, 500 MW each, began commercial power in April 2025. ACWA owns 65% and China Southern Power Grid International 35%, and the EBRD and ADB lent to them.
In September 2026 the energy ministry counted seven wind plants with 1,872 MW, which had produced 8.2 TWh since they opened. The goal is 12,000 MW of wind and at least 7,000 MW of solar by 2030, with new farms in Karakalpakstan and the Navoi, Bukhara, Jizzakh and Samarkand regions. In November 2024 Masdar signed for a 1 GW farm at Mingbulak, the first of three it plans.
Sources: Masdar · IPP Journal · Masdar · IEA · ACWA Power · Kun.uz · Trend · Interfax
Where Uzbekistan's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Gas | 72.3% |
| Solar | 7.5% |
| Hydro | 7.3% |
| Coal | 6.6% |
| Wind | 4.6% |
| Other fossil fuels | 1.7% |
Wind farms in Uzbekistan
We track 19 wind farms in Uzbekistan: 1.6 GW operating and 13.4 GW under construction, consented or planned. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
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