TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 11. The French Development Agency (AFD), in collaboration with the Uzbek company Issiklikta’minoti, has launched a $39.9 million project to upgrade the district heating system in Fergana Region, Trend reports.
A memorandum of understanding was signed, outlining plans to modernize the heating infrastructure in the Kirguli residential area, a suburb near the Fergana Thermal Power Plant. The project is scheduled for implementation between 2027 and 2029.
The initiative involves renovating 76 kilometers of heat pipelines and installing 380 individual heating units across various locations. Upon completion, the upgraded system will provide centralized heating to 317 apartment buildings, totaling 16,617 residential units, as well as 41 social infrastructure facilities.
This rehabilitation effort is part of a broader national strategy supported by international financial institutions and mandated by a presidential decree from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev dated March 11, 2025. The decree outlines the completion of 13 heating system modernization projects by 2030, with a combined budget of $325 million. Notably, five of these projects are located in the Fergana Region, making it the leading region for heating system upgrades in Uzbekistan.
