President of Uzbekistan orders targeted energy infrastructure overhauls

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 17. President of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered systematic structural
upgrades throughout regional energy and fuel networks earlier than the winter
heating season.

This was said by the Uzbek presidential press service,
following the briefing on public complaints relating to the
matter.

​”Analyses of the buyer complaints obtained through the first
half of 2026 revealed a complete of 39,220 inquiries regarding the
gasoline and power advanced. Whereas this determine marks a 26.1% lower
in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, the federal government is treating
the remaining quantity as indicators of localized technical
vulnerabilities. In response to official metrics, 50% of the recorded
grievances pertained to the availability of pure and liquefied fuel,
whereas 38.3% concerned energy grid stability. The complaints primarily
centered on liquefied fuel cylinder distribution schedules,
localized electrical energy outages, lagging grid modernization initiatives,
and drops in pure fuel pipeline strain,” the assertion
says.

​In response to those findings, President Mirziyoyev ordered a
complete audit of residential areas and public services that
present excessive charges of recurring complaints. Regional administrations,
or hokmiyats, alongside utility corporations and area people
representatives, have been tasked with drafting focused localized
motion plans to restore malfunctioning infrastructure earlier than chilly
climate elevates consumption calls for.

​The nationwide preparation technique mandates prioritizing the
upkeep of transformer substations and energy transmission strains
in districts susceptible to frequent outages. Moreover, authorities
have been directed to bolster emergency restore crews, stabilize
pipeline strain in problematic distribution networks, and
strictly adhere to supply schedules for residential liquefied fuel
cylinders. Concluding the briefing, he emphasised that resolving
these systemic power bottlenecks in cooperation with regional
authorities stays a prerequisite for guaranteeing uninterrupted
provide to residential areas and social infrastructure via the
upcoming winter.