President Mirziyoyev reviews tourism and energy projects in Tashkent region

The “Ugam River” tourist complex is being developed over 14 hectares along the scenic Ugam River as part of a project valued at over 1 trillion UZS. The facility will feature 17 multi-story buildings, offering 870 apartments, 16 cottages, three restaurants, over 20 retail and service outlets, children’s playgrounds, an indoor pool, fitness, and sports facilities, an amphitheater, parking areas, and walking paths by the river and mountains.

Once completed, the complex will accommodate 200,000 tourists annually, significantly enhancing the district’s tourism potential. To further enrich the landscape, 20,000 additional trees will be planted alongside the existing forest. Modern technologies, including a 2-megawatt thermal heating and cooling system, will be implemented, and 1,000 cubic meters of river water will be processed daily.

The president toured one of the multi-story apartments and instructed officials to enhance promotional efforts to attract more tourists to the area.

President Mirziyoyev also inspected the “Ugam-1” small hydropower plant, which boasts a capacity of 1.48 megawatts and produces 11.8 million kilowatt-hours of eco-friendly electricity annually. The project ensures uninterrupted power for 5,000 households and tourism facilities in the Chorbog, Khumson, and Ugam communities while saving about 4 million cubic meters of natural gas each year.

Currently, the Tashkent region hosts 25 hydropower plants, contributing 1,330 megawatts — 60% of the nation’s hydropower capacity. Four additional plants, with a combined capacity of 340 megawatts, are under construction, representing investments worth $880 million. By 2028, the region plans to execute 23 projects worth $4.8 billion, adding 2,400 megawatts of capacity.

The president highlighted the potential to build up to ten small hydropower plants along the Ugam River by leveraging repeated water flows, with existing facilities already generating annual revenues of 200 billion UZS.

Uzbekistan aims to increase its total hydropower capacity to 6,000 megawatts by 2030 through foreign investments and private sector involvement. Legal and economic frameworks have been established to support these developments, including the construction of up to 2,000 micro and small hydropower plants across the country.