Uzbekistan plans to export surplus electricity to Europe by 2030

The Uzbekistan government has announced plans to begin exporting surplus electricity to Europe by 2030, contingent on the successful completion of a trilateral transmission project with Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. This project includes the construction of a deep-water transmission cable across the Caspian Sea, enabling electricity transmission through Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and across the Black Sea to Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Uzbekistan’s renewable energy capacity is expected to exceed 4 GW by the end of 2024,…