Uzbekistan plans to carry out 164 projects worth $11.6 billion in electrical engineering and related manufacturing over the next three years, reported Trend, citing President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s press secretary.
Mirziyoyev announced the programme during a visit to the NURA Electric plant in Tashkent region. The largest planned investment, $3.5 billion across 21 projects, is in electronic components and microelectronics. The other segments are:
- industrial robotics and machinery: 45 projects, $3 billion;
- cable manufacturing: 41 projects, $2.5 billion;
- transformers and pumps: 29 projects, $1.4 billion;
- equipment for transport and electric vehicles: 9 projects, $650 million;
- household appliances: 19 projects, $600 million.
The president told officials responsible for each sector to attract “anchor investors”. He also called for closer cooperation with research centres and technical universities, so that industrial production is linked with research and technological development.
The programme is part of Uzbekistan’s drive to diversify its economy and reduce its dependence on raw material exports. Its aims are to localise production, attract foreign capital and expand industrial exports. With a population of more than 37 million, a young workforce and relatively low labour costs, Uzbekistan is positioning itself as a regional manufacturing hub for electrical goods, competing with Turkey and China for markets across Central Asia and beyond.
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November 9, 2026