UGE implements investment programme for Uzbekistan’s decarbonisation

02.12.2021

Uzbekhydroenergo JSC’s (UGE; BB-/Stable) extensive investment programme, alongside a wider shift to renewables, should help rebalance Uzbekistan’s electricity generation capacity mix, decreasing fuel-fired generation to less than 75% by 2030, Fitch Rating says.

The Uzbek power sector depends heavily on the domestic gas and oil industry, as about 90% of the...