Uzbekistan’s electrical engineering sector: achievements and emerging opportunities

In a relatively short period, the country’s electrical engineering industry has made significant progress and become an important player in the international market.

The high quality of its products is contributing to increased production, the creation of new jobs, and higher revenues.

Ten years ago, the production of electrical engineering products totaled 1.665 trillion UZS. In the first seven months of this year, production reached 30 trillion UZS. By the end of the year, production is expected to reach 51 trillion UZS.

Today, Uzbekistan exports electrical engineering products to 65 countries. These achievements have been made possible by attention to the sector’s development, incentives, the integration of scientific and practical approaches, and the country’s abundant raw material resources.

“Reducing the country’s substantial dependence on imports and achieving technological independence are key to the sector’s development”, says Mirziyod Yunusov, Chairman of the Uzeltechsanoat Association. “The Presidential Resolution ‘On measures to raise the development of the electrical engineering industry to a new level and support the production of competitive products’, adopted on September 12 this year, marked the start of a new stage in the sector’s development. The document sets targets to increase industry output to 130 trillion UZS and exports to $5 billion by 2030, attract $3 billion in investment, and raise employment in the sector to 50,000 people. Practical work toward these goals has already begun”.

“In 2019, exports of electrical engineering products totaled $116 million”, said Namoz Tolipov, Advisor to the Chairman of the Uzeltechsanoat Association. “Since the beginning of this year, exports have reached $1.5 billion. This growth has been supported by government regulatory measures. The sector currently includes 500 major businesses, and the geography of exports has expanded”.

A new NURA Electric manufacturing complex specializing in high- and low-voltage electrical equipment has been commissioned in Yuqorichirchiq district of Tashkent region. The electrical equipment produced at the facility is expected to replace previously imported products and gain demand in export markets.

At the complex’s opening ceremony, strategic plans were discussed, and its production capacity and technological capabilities were presented.

The 20-hectare complex comprises 10 production workshops. A total of $50 million has been invested in its development.

The complex has an annual production capacity of more than 25,000 units of high-voltage electrical equipment. The project has created 1,000 jobs, and the localization rate has reached 60 percent. More than 120 units of high-tech equipment and instruments have been installed at the facility. The production process has been automated using the SAP ERP system.

The project envisages the production of equipment for electricity transmission and distribution, including switchgear, relay protection cabinets, automated systems, and complete transformer substations.

Uzbekistan’s electrical engineering industry is showing steady growth, driven by the high quality of its products, increasing competitiveness in international markets, and active government support. This is reflected in rising production volumes and a broader export geography. The strategic targets set out in the Presidential Resolution through 2030 provide a solid foundation for the industry’s further development.

Sanjar Toshpulatov, UzA