Negotiations between the Russian and Uzbek delegations. Photo: Press Service of the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian energy company Gazprom plans to supply 7.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Uzbekistan in 2025—an increase of more than 2 billion cubic meters compared with last year. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced the fulfillment of the state company’s export commitments, according to the government’s press service.
Cooperation between the two countries was discussed at a meeting between Novak and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Energy, Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, held on the sidelines of Russian Energy Week.
Gazprom continues to supply natural gas and will fulfill its commitments by the end of the year, delivering 7.7 billion cubic meters of fuel to the Central Asian republic.
Novak emphasized that there are significant prospects for expanding supplies, including in the field of liquefied natural gas.
The meeting also highlighted that in 2024, Russia supplied Uzbekistan with 233,500 tons of oil. Companies operating in the energy sector are considering expanding cooperation with Uzbekistan, particularly through projects to develop deposits with hard-to-recover mineral reserves.
Novak and Mirzamakhmudov also discussed cooperation in the nuclear sector, underscoring the importance of constructing Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant. Both sides confirmed that the project involves building small- and large-capacity power units on a single site. Work has already begun on installing the first unit of the small-capacity plant.
In June 2023, Uzbekistan signed a two-year contract with Gazprom for the purchase of 2.8 billion cubic meters of gas per year—equivalent to 9 million cubic meters per day. In December of that year, at Tashkent’s request, the Russian energy giant doubled its gas supplies.
According to Gazprom’s reports, in 2024 exports of natural gas to Uzbekistan reached 5.64 billion cubic meters.
The fuel is delivered via the Central Asia–Center pipeline, transiting through Kazakhstan. From 2026, the volume of Russian gas transit to Uzbekistan is expected to rise again—to 11 billion cubic meters per year.
