Tashkent, May 5 -- The use and cost of energy affect each of us every day of our lives. Many issues arise from the use of energy: greenhouse gas emissions, acid rain, climate change, dependency on depleting supplies of fossil fuels - especially from politically unstable regions of the world. As the world is gradually shifting to green energy, some measures can also be observed in Uzbekistan. The regular meeting of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was exactly on this issue.

To create a gross domestic product worth a thousand dollars, Uzbekistan uses twice more energy than in developed countries. 44 percent of the annual demand for petroleum products is covered by imports. The meeting discussed the ways of reducing energy costs by 2-2.5 times ...