Uzbekistan has dramatically increased imports, reducing gas production

Uzbekistan imported $ 152.9 million worth of gas in the first quarter of 2023. It became known about this from the report of the statistics agency. 

Gas imports in January—March were 2.6 times higher than in the corresponding period of 2022. Almost all gas imports made in the first quarter fell on March — $ 151.2 million. 

The situation with gas exports is completely different. $ 27.4 million in gas was exported in three months, and this is 70.6 percent less than in the first quarter of 2022. 

Also, while $ 34.4 m of electricity was imported during the period under consideration, exports in this regard amounted to $ 18.9 m.

Electricity imports decreased by 19.6 percent compared to 2022, and exports by 56.7 percent. 

Exports of petroleum products in three months increased by 41.5 percent to $ 39.5 million. Imports of these products reached $ 510 million and increased by 43.3 percent. 

Earlier it was reported that since the beginning of the year in Uzbekistan, the volume of gas production and electricity production has decreased.