OREANDA-NEWS. Based on the most important tasks for the unconditional implementation of the most important priorities of economic development, definition President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers of January 15, 2016, JSC "Uzbekenergo" developed specific activities and identified the following critical behind-the-problem for the energy industry. They paid special attention to issues of accelerated renewal energy industry, modernization, Organization of production capacity, the introduction of modern energy sources, to reduce losses in the transmission electro-energy, improving energy accounting system and development of renewable energy sources.

In accordance with the Presidential Decree № UP-4707 dated 04.03.2015. "About measures for structural reconstruction, modernization and diversification of production in the years 2015-2019" and the annual investment program of the Republic of JSC "Uzbekenergo" until 2020 provides for implementation of 33 investment projects worth $ 8.9 billion, US dollars .

To implement the investment program of "Uzbekenergo" pays special attention to the use of modern and highly technological equipment, as well as protecting the environment by increasing the share of alternative energy sources in the energy balance. So, as a result of the introduction of modern technological equipment and modernization of Navoi TPP, Syrdarya TPP, Tashkent CHP production capacity increased by 555 MW and an opportunity to save gas fuel in the amount of 455 million,m3

Pursuant to the decision of the head of our country "On investment program of Uzbekistan for 2016" in 2016 JSC "Uzbekenergo" is planned to implement 22 investment projects, which provides for the completion and commissioning of objects for 5 projects.

In particular, the continued realization of investment projects for the construction of combined-cycle plant with a capacity of 370 MW at Tashkent thermal power plant, two combined-cycle plants for 450 MW at Talimarjan TPP, power unit of 130-150 MW heating selection for burning high-ash coal in Angren thermal power station .

As a result of these projects, additional generation of electricity at 10.6 billion, KWh and the savings of natural gas in the amount of 1.063 billion, m3 will be provided throughout the year. The result is increased reliability of electric power supply to consumers, reduces the amount of gas emissions into the environment at 17.7 million, tons. The implementation of these works will also be carried out without loss of the autumn-winter period of 2016-2017, at the stable supply of electric and thermal energy sectors economy and population of the republic, as well as to fully meet all the increasing need of our state in the electric energy.