Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's electricity production in 2025 reached 86,7 billion kWh, a 6% increase from the previous year; 16,8 billion kWh of total production came from renewables - solar, wind, and hydroelectric power plants, +29% compared to 2024

Visa rules approved in late 2025 are applied in 2026: business visa process simplified for 15 countries, visa-free stay for up to 30 days introduced for Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and stay period extended for China except Hong Kong

Tandoors used for baking samsa were demolished during air pollution raids in Shakhrikhan district of Andijan province; the district mayor’s office posted photo and video footages of demolishings but later deleted them

Electric car purchases surge as overall auto sales recover in Uzbekistan following a two-month decline, according to the Center for Economic Research and Reforms

Public mural titled Sog‘lom kelajak - Healthy Future was unveiled by WHO and the Ministry of Health to end World Health Day 2025 campaign “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures” dedicated to improving maternal and newborn health that began in April

The Industry, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Committee has prepared a draft resolution that provides for the establishment of basic standards for building and encouraging safety culture at nuclear plants and at entities servicing them

The excavation of the foundation pit for the reactor of the small-scale nuclear power plant has commenced in Forish district, Jizzakh province

Strategic deals have been signed with Russia to build a nuclear power plant combining small modular and large reactors on a single site; agreements also cover fuel supply and spare parts, marking a major step in Uzbekistan’s energy development

The Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR has commenced developing an oil field in Uzbekistan and 'very promising' feedback is expected with one or two years, Uzbekistan announced in a trilateral meeting with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan

High spending and shady contracts for national and international artists led the Anti-Corruption Agency to launch a probe into Khanabad “Echoes of the World” music festival, at its 3rd edition later this month in Andijan

3,5 million of Uzbeks are self-employed on 20,5 million working age people, as latest data from the Tax Committee report, of whom 58% are men and 42% women as of 1 July 2025; total number of self-employed rose by 56% compared to the same period last year