This project is carried out with the support

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This project is carried
out with the support
of the European
Union
01/01/
2020
Project start
date
Cascade de Charvak (province
de Tachkent) - Vallée de
Ferghana (province d’Andijan)
Location
Climate ,
 
Energy ,
Infrastructure
sector(s)
Loan
financing tool(s)
55 800 000 EUR
Financing amount
5 years
Duration of funding
ONGOING
Status
Republic of Uzbekistan
Unitary State Enterprise
UzbekGidroEnergo
Beneficiaries
ORIENTS | UZBEKISTAN
Program for the Development of the
Hydroelectric Sector in Tashkent
and Andijan Regions
Uzbekistan is the second largest electricity producer in Central Asia
© Tachkent Agency / AFD
While seeing a growing demand for electricity, Uzbekistan needs to develop the Uzbek hydropower sector in order to increase
the installed capacity of power plants, while increasing the share of renewable energies in the Uzbek energy mix.
CONTEXT
Uzbekistan is the second largest electricity producer in Central
Asia, with an installed electrical capacity of 14,000MW in 2019,
of which 12% is hydroelectricity. The development of clean and
renewable energies is a priority incorporated into the country’s
2017-2021 development strategy and confirmed by the
ratification of the Paris agreements in 2018. Uzbekistan aims
at increasing the installed capacity of hydropower to 4GW by
2030, maintaining its share at 12% of installed capacity.
The country needs to anticipate the doubling of its demand by
2030 and to increase its production capacities. The Ferghana
Valley, where three of the projects financed by AFD are
located, is the region where these power interruptions are the
most frequent due to a dilapidated distribution network.
The project will participate to the renovation of the country’s
largest dam, Charvak, and will develop the production of run-
of-river renewable energy, in order to highlight the various
uses of water resources, increase the production of
hydroelectricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
DESCRIPTION
The project contains components for rehabilitation, capacity
increase and plant construction:
securing and optimising the Charvak hydroelectric dam;
increasing the capacity of the JFK-1 hydroelectric power plant
Increasing the capacity of the JFK-2 hydroelectric power
plant;
building the Paytok hydroelectric power station.
The projects are located on the Charvak waterfall (province of
Tashkent) and in the Ferghana valley (province of Andijan).
IMPACTS
The project will contribute to:
securing the country’s electricity supply and supporting the
sustainable growth in electricity production;

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meeting the growing demand for electricity among the
population and for improving their living conditions,
particularly in the Andijan region;
reducing 
the 
North/South 
disequilibrium 
in 
energy
production;
improving the security of the populations living near the
Charvak dam.
The assistance to the contracting authority and the technical
assistance will strengthen UzbekGidroEnergo capacities to
develop new projects for the rehabilitation and construction of
hydroelectric power plants.