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Government makes geothermal one of five permitted heat sources for greenhouses around Tashkent
A Cabinet of Ministers resolution of 22 October sets special environmental rules for greenhouses in Tashkent and five neighbouring districts, with subsidies, loans and duty-free imports for geothermal and other clean heating.
Hydrogeology institute and Swiss firm Hydrosolutions discuss a joint geothermal project
Korean company GH EnA proposes geothermal and water heat for a greenhouse complex in Fergana region
Geothermal heat is one of the scenarios for Uzbekistan’s long-term heat-supply strategy
Greenhouses that heat with heat pumps or geothermal energy get half their winter power bill covered
PhD thesis on an infrared sensor for flammable gases at geothermal sites goes to defence
Proposed environmental rules for Tashkent greenhouses would allow geothermal heating
Greenhouses in Tashkent and five neighbouring districts would heat only with gas, electricity, geothermal or solar energy, or waste heat from power plants, with solid-fuel greenhouses switching by 1 December.
Greenhouses around Tashkent may keep working if they switch to clean heat, geothermal included
Proposals under review would move coal-heated greenhouses in the capital region to gas, electricity, solar or geothermal heat, with subsidies and tax breaks for those that switch.
First fibre-optic seismic profiles from a Leeds campus borehole
The data are usable, but the method so far detects aquifer warming only above about 25 °C.
Uzbekistan’s heat-supply company discusses geothermal systems with a Harbin university
Issiqlik ta’minoti presented 12 priority projects planned with foreign investors and discussed adapting geothermal systems to Uzbek conditions.
Round table with BRGM on heating Fergana Valley cities with geothermal water
Uzbek hydrogeologists and French specialists discussed using geothermal water as a source of heat for cities of the Fergana Valley.
Uzbek geophysicist presents early fibre-optic monitoring results from a Leeds geothermal project
Shohruh Boqijonov showed preliminary Distributed Acoustic Sensing results at a British Geophysical Association conference in Oxford.
BRGM and Expertise France visit the Institute of Geology and Geophysics
The visit focused on Uzbekistan’s deep geothermal potential, the institute’s research results and future cooperation.
French and Uzbek geologists study the Fergana Valley’s geothermal potential
Geologists from the University of Geological Sciences and France’s BRGM met Uzbekgeofizika’s Fergana Geophysical Expedition to look at deep geothermal resources near Fergana, Kokand, Andijan and Namangan.
Uzbek hydrogeologists agree with Swiss partners to prepare geothermal grant projects
In Zurich, O‘zbekgidrogeologiya agreed to cooperate on geothermal energy with an ETH Zürich professor, and discussed a project concept with Hydrosolutions for using energy from shallow layers around Tashkent region.
Hackathon challenge: estimating underground temperatures for geothermal energy
One of the four tasks at the GEOMIN AI Labs 2026 hackathon in Tashkent asked young specialists to estimate subsurface temperature with machine learning.
Fergana Valley
BRGM and Expertise France discuss the Fergana Valley’s deep geothermal potential
French experts visited the Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology in Tashkent to talk about studying the valley’s deep geothermal resources and future joint projects.
Construction ministry discusses geothermal heat pumps with Chinese companies
Talks with China Railway Prefabricated Xinjiang Construction Development and Hengkang Technology Kenya covered modern heat supply, including geothermal heat pump technology.
Uzbekistan’s first GRÓ geothermal fellow studies district heating, greenhouses and power plants in north Iceland
Elbek Ochilov joined a five-day field excursion of the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme, from Europe’s highest-flow hot spring to the Krafla and Þeistareykir power stations.
The geology ministry and the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination agree to sign a memorandum that covers geothermal sources
The planned memorandum includes developing geothermal sources within a water–energy–land (NEXUS) approach.
GRÓ geothermal fellows, including Uzbekistan’s first, visit HS Orka’s power plants in Iceland
About 30 fellows of the UNESCO-affiliated training programme toured the Svartsengi and Reykjanes power plants and trained in sampling geothermal wells and fumaroles.
O‘zbekgidrogeologiya and Korea’s climate change institute sign a memorandum covering thermal groundwater
The memorandum, signed at a Korea–Uzbekistan energy forum, sets up joint work that includes exploring thermal groundwater deposits.
Ustyurt
A critical review names Ustyurt and Karakalpakstan as priority zones for geothermal energy
The preprint, by authors at the Ministry of Energy and its renewable energy research institute, also points to reusing oil and gas wells.
2 months
Clean Air decree: geothermal heating to be studied for Tashkent’s greenhouses
The programme for Tashkent under decree UP-46 orders a two-month study of geothermal heating where greenhouses are located.
Modelling how heat spreads around geothermal wells in Kashkadarya
Simulations of four geothermal sources show steeper temperature gradients and wider heat spread in the soil as the source temperature rises across the 50–75 °C range studied.
Uzbekistan holds its first International Geothermal Forum
Held on the initiative of the International Geothermal Association, the forum brought IGA member companies together with Uzbek ministries, Uzbekneftegaz and research institutes.
IGA magazine presents Uzbekistan as a potential geothermal leader in Central Asia
The January 2026 issue of GLOBAL_GT sees the fastest gains in district heating, industry and greenhouses, helped by wells left from oil and gas exploration.
Study co-authored by an Uzbek researcher models 32 MW of geothermal power from Tibet’s Yangbajing field
The study models three horizontal wells, one injecting water and two producing a steam–water mix, in a granite reservoir averaging 248 °C at China’s Yangbajing field.
Uzbek energy institutions study geothermal district heating in France
A delegation from the Ministry of Energy, the Reconstruction and Development Fund, Uzbekgeofizika and Issiqlik Ta’minoti spent a week with BRGM and CFG learning how geothermal heat is found, developed and fed into city heating networks.
Uzbek hydrometeorologists and the USGS start a joint isotope study of the Kashkadarya basin
Uzbekistan’s Hydrometeorological Research Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey are using stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen to trace where the Kashkadarya River’s water comes from through the year.
Subsidies for heat pumps open on the energy efficiency platform
From 1 November 2025, households can apply through esma.uzex.uz, and “green renovation” loans cover geothermal heat pumps.
Uzbekgeofizika begins a feasibility study for a geothermal pilot
Work has started on a pilot that would use geothermal energy from water in deep wells. Partners including Hungary’s Geomax met on site at the company’s Fergana Geophysical Expedition.
An IGA delegation holds talks at the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology
First Deputy Minister Feruza Khamidova’s team heard the association’s plans and said the ministry is ready to cooperate on promising geothermal projects.
Uzbekneftegaz and the International Geothermal Association agree to form a working group
The IGA’s Director-General met Uzbekneftegaz’s leadership in Tashkent. The two will draft a roadmap for geothermal projects, including new uses for idle oil and gas wells.
Temperatures and geothermal gradients of the Gissar region’s Jurassic strata
A petroleum geology paper maps present-day temperatures in the Jurassic strata of the South-Western Gissar petroleum region.
Geophysicists survey Khorezm in search of petrothermal heat
Researchers are using gravity and magnetotelluric surveys to find and map hot-rock resources in the Aral Sea region.
Uzbekgeofizika opens a new line of work on geothermal water, starting in Kokand
The geophysics company met the Recovery and Development Fund, the National Energy Efficiency Agency and Teploenergoproyekt, and set first steps for well No. 1 in Kokand.
Researchers point to the Gissar region for a first geothermal power plant
A 2025 study outlines staged binary-cycle units in the Gulistan area, building to 100 MW of steady, around-the-clock power.
A 2,800-metre well in Kokand reaches 92 °C and could supply about 2 MW of heat
Uzenergoinspeksiya studied whether geothermal heat can be drawn from the 1964 well, and talked to Hungary’s Geomax about a Kokand geothermal heat station.
Geothermal energy as a new way to make electricity: researchers write in Yangi O‘zbekiston
The article covers geothermal energy’s prospects, research under way in Uzbekistan and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics’ own work.
Uzbek heat-supply delegation is briefed on a Vienna housing complex to be heated and cooled with geothermal energy
A residential complex for 20,000 people will get district heating and cooling from geothermal energy and solar panels.
Superhot rock: a first look at Uzbekistan’s deepest heat
Preliminary modelling by Clean Air Task Force and the University of Twente suggests that tapping 1% of the resource could match almost all of the country’s 2021 electricity use.
Uzbekistan’s first stable water isotope laboratory opens in Tashkent
Set up with IAEA support at the Hydrometeorological Research Institute, the laboratory measures oxygen-18 and deuterium in rain, snow, ice and river water with a Picarro L2130-i laser analyser, the only one in the country.
Navoi mining university holds the first Uzbek meeting with Iceland’s GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme
The meeting with the programme’s deputy director in Reykjavík was a first step towards promoting geothermal power in Navoi region.
A Khorezm polyclinic swaps gas for a geothermal heat pump
Family polyclinic No. 27 in Urganch district now heats with a geothermal heat pump, backed by solar collectors, solar panels and batteries.
“The power of the subsoil”: institute researchers write about geothermal energy in Pravda Vostoka
Rasuljon Saxobidinov and Irina Sidorova describe their assessment of heat flow, geothermal water and deep heat in parts of Uzbekistan.
40%
A new decree subsidises 40% of the cost of heat pumps, geothermal ones included
Decree UP-63 creates a National Energy Efficiency Agency, which from 1 July 2025 covers part of the cost of household energy-saving equipment.
10,000–30,000
IFC seeks consultants for a networked ground-source heat pump study in Uzbekistan
The feasibility assessment concerns a utility-scale networked geothermal system for 10,000–30,000 homes at one site.
World Bank-backed MUNIS grant for geothermal research yields a book on scaling up geothermal energy
The grant “Development of the Renewable Geothermal Energy in Uzbekistan” (REP-1/5) received about USD 222,000 from the MUNIS project in 2022–2023; its team has now published a 96-page book.
The Ministry of Energy and China’s Sinoma EC agree to pursue joint geothermal projects
The ministry and the Chinese company agreed to carry out joint geothermal energy projects in Uzbekistan’s regions.
110 ha
Türkiye plans a 110-hectare geothermal greenhouse in Namangan region
The plan is among the agricultural agreements reached during the president’s visit to Türkiye, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
IFC is exploring shallow geothermal heating and cooling for buildings in Uzbekistan
The IFC’s regional manager says it is mapping licensing and permits and the local production and distribution of heat pumps.
Ministry of Economy and Finance co-hosts a round table on geothermal energy
Officials and an international lender’s team discussed potential sites for geothermal projects, regulation, financing and jobs.
2024–2028
O‘zbekgidrogeologiya to search for thermal groundwater in Cretaceous rocks of Bukhara and Navoi regions
The work, registered in May 2024 and planned to run until mid-2028, is meant to support the free economic zones of the two regions.
34 jobs
IFC vice president: Central Asia, Uzbekistan included, suits geothermal heating and cooling
In an opinion article, Hela Cheikhrouhou says the region’s subsurface suits geothermal technologies and that the IFC supports shallow geothermal projects there.
Ecology minister and IFC vice president discuss geothermal energy to cut gas and power use
The talks, on the sidelines of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, noted geothermal energy’s potential to reduce electricity and natural gas consumption.
Surkhandarya agrees with a cluster in Hungary on investment in solar, geothermal and biomass energy
The agreement with the ArchEnerg cluster covers potential investment of up to €500,000.
France’s geological survey signs a cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan
BRGM and the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology set out a framework for joint research and training. Geothermal energy and CO₂ storage are on the list.
A Tashkent seminar looks at shallow geothermal energy for heating and cooling buildings
The Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology and the IFC brought local and foreign experts together.
Where Uzbekistan already uses geothermal water
A review from the Institute HYDROENGEO puts projected resources to 5–6 km at four to six times those of hydrocarbons, and documents fields already in use.
Study co-authored by an Uzbek researcher models a five-well geothermal power design for China’s Fengshun field
The Renewable Energy paper models how five wells and a binary power plant could make electricity from medium-low temperature water.
Tender
The Institute of Geology and Geophysics tenders for field equipment for a geothermal project
The equipment is for the project of developing renewable geothermal energy in Uzbekistan.
1 GW
World Bank climate report puts Uzbekistan’s theoretical geothermal potential at 1 GW
The Country Climate and Development Report sees heat pumps and district heating decarbonising heat, with geothermal among the other renewables that could play a role.
Reserves of thermal mineral water at the Sokh deposit assessed for sanatoria in Fergana region
Field work is complete, and samples of the water brought up by drilling have been taken for a medical conclusion.
€2.3 bn
Deputy energy minister: agreements from the 2023 Germany visit include geothermal stations
Umid Mamadaminov said five agreements worth €2.3 billion concerned photovoltaic, wind and geothermal stations and digitalising the energy sector.
Researchers size a geothermal heat-pump heating system for Kashkadarya
Researchers from Karshi and Bukhara measured well water in four districts and propose a hybrid heating scheme built around a heat pump.
Final report on a project to find geothermal anomalies with geophysical sounding
The Institute of Geology and Geophysics’ Scientific Council heard I. P. Sidorova’s final report on the project.
A method for pinpointing geothermal anomalies, tested at Muruntau
A 2023 paper combines a new geothermal map with gravity, seismic and magnetotelluric surveys to detail the heat anomaly at Muruntau, where a station could supply a new settlement for the gold quarry.
The Institute of Geology and Geophysics reviews its geothermal anomalies project
The 2019–2023 project, led by I. P. Sidorova, studies geothermal anomalies in the Kyzylkum, Hissar and Almalyk–Angren regions.
Hydrogeologists advise on using geothermal groundwater efficiently at a press club session
Specialists of the Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology presented their research at an O‘zLiDeP press club session on renewable energy.
IEA solar roadmap lists geothermal’s potential in Uzbekistan
A table in the roadmap gives geothermal a gross potential of 2,805 × 10³ PJ but a technical potential of 13 PJ.
3D
A 3D look beneath Muruntau
Gravity, seismic and magnetotelluric surveys let geophysicists model the deep structure around Muruntau and choose well sites for a planned geothermal station.
50–100 °C
An engineer makes the case for geothermal energy in Uzbekistan
Writing on Yuz.uz, National University of Uzbekistan lecturer Shukhrat Botirov says geothermal energy could take one of the leading places among the country’s renewables.
IEA energy profile: a large geothermal resource, but no geothermal power yet
The International Energy Agency’s Uzbekistan energy profile puts gross geothermal potential above solar’s, but technical potential at only 0.3 Mtoe.
Uzbek and Tajik geologists discuss a geophysical study of the Adrasman–Chust thermal anomaly
A joint working group put a geophysical study of the anomaly on its agenda, including an assessment of whether geothermal energy can be obtained from it.
MoU
Uzbekistan’s project management agency and Finland’s Kauko sign a geothermal memorandum
The memorandum provides for applying a geothermal energy solution and for jointly looking for ways to use geothermal sources in Uzbekistan.
Draft decree
A draft decree proposes an agency to roll out solar, wind and geothermal technology
The draft presidential decree, published for public discussion, would create a renewable energy development agency under the Cabinet of Ministers.
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