Sardor Umurzakov promised that those responsible for the energy crisis in Uzbekistan "will not get away with it"

Head of the Presidential Administration Sardor Umurzakov promised that those responsible for the energy crisis in Uzbekistan "will not get away with it". He noted that some of them "are sitting among us at this meeting. Commissions are created every autumn to prepare for the autumn and winter period.

Sardor Umurzakov also noted that there are serious faults at the compressor stations owned by Uztransgaz. Twenty-one out of 37 units are in need of repair. He instructed Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov and Uztransgaz head Bekhzot Normatov to "immediately bring all units into working order."

"Defective units lead to increased loads on other equipment and technical failures and nullify the possibility of providing consumers with stable natural gas," the AP head said.

According to him, power outages as a result of regional restrictions and accidents lead to public discontent. For example, 1,485 mahallas in Bukhara, Navoi, Ferghana and Tashkent were left without electricity at different times of the day. He instructed Uzbekenergo Chairman Ulugbek Mustafoyev to increase the number of emergency rescue teams and completely eliminate the accidents.

Sardor Umurzakov also pointed to the low rates of coal availability in Kukdala district (20%) and Karshi district (38%) of Kashkadarya region and Karmanin district (22%) of Navoi region.

Deputy Minister of Energy Sherzod Khodjaev, Deputy General Director of Uzbekugol Erkin Yakubov, Chairman of the Board of "Uzbekistan Temir Yullari" Khusniddin Hasilov were instructed to ensure fulfillment of the approved coal supply schedule.

For information, in September the government of Uzbekistan created a national commission on the coordination of preparation of sectors of the economy and the social sphere for stable work in the autumn-winter period, headed by First Deputy Prime Minister Achilbay Ramatov. Territorial commissions were headed by deputy khokims for construction.

A similar commission was created last year and in previous years. In 2020, Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov was appointed responsible for organizing preparations for the fall-winter season in the regions of Tashkent, and Achilbay Ramatov in the regions of Uzbekistan.