Tashkent, April 24 -- The problem of disruptions in electricity and natural gas supplies in Uzbekistan will be completely solved by 2027-2030. This was announced by the head of the press service of the Ministry of Energy, Hasan Tashkhodjayev, at a press conference.

The level of exhaustion of the country's electric power industry is about 40%. Out of 274 thousand kilometers of overhead networks, 122 thousand kilometers or 44.5% are outdated. Of more than 94 thousand transformers, 33 thousand are old.

"Last year, 14.5 trillion soums were allocated for the sector. If we take all the work that needs to be done as 100%, we have done 18-20% for this amount.

But there is still a lot of work to be done on the ground. The price increase does no...