Uzbekistan Energy Forum 2025: Regional Partnership for Sustainable Energy

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Uzbekistan Energy Forum 2025: Regional Partnership for Sustainable Energy

Uzbekistan Energy Week - UEW 2025, one of the premier exhibition and conference events in the country’s fuel and energy sector - will take place on May 13-15, 2025 at the CAEx Uzbekistan International Exhibition Centre.

The event is organised by Iteca Exhibitions International Exhibition Company, and its partners - ICA Eurasia Group and Congresses of Central Asia (CCA). Uzbekistan Energy Week is held under official support of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan and Uzbekneftegaz JSC.

Uzbekistan Energy Forum 2025 is the key pillar of the Week’s Business Programme. This is a large-scale professional platform, with the Plenary Session to be the central event. It will also host the 27th International Conference Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan - OGU 2025, the 5th International Energy Conference, and the Youth Energy Section for young specialists of the fuel and energy sector.

This year’s Forum promises to become a landmark event for all Central Asian countries, as it will bring together energy ministers and their deputies from all over the region. The Ministerial Dialogue will bring together representatives of the energy authorities from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Turkiye, and Uzbekistan. The discussions will be continued by the representatives of the top companies operating in the energy, fuel and power sectors.

The Uzbekistan Energy Week stands as a pivotal continuation of numerous prior initiatives aimed at fostering a unified energy system across Central Asia. These efforts underscore the shared commitment to enhancing regional partnerships for a sustainable and coordinated energy supply throughout the region.The initiatives included the second meeting of the energy ministers from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan held in Tashkent, the Uzbekistan International Energy Forum in Tashkent, which furthered the dialogue and was followed by the meeting of energy ministers of the Central Asian countries in Astana.

It is remarkable that Uzbekistan once again initiates the global dialogue through a comprehensive interaction between line state agencies and businesses – the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, Uzbekneftegaz JSC and Uzbekistan’s largest exhibition operator – Iteca Exhibitions.

The combined exposition of the Energy Week has united 465 companies and brands, 90 speakers and 1,420 delegates. The geography of the event’s participants encompasses 34 countries: Afghanistan, Austria, Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, China, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, the UAE, the USA, UK, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkiye, Uzbekistan.

The General Sponsor of the event is JSC "Uzbekneftegaz," the flagship of the Republic's fuel and energy complex. As the leading enterprise in Uzbekistan for hydrocarbon exploration, production, and processing, Uzbekneftegaz plays a pivotal role in producing high value-added products for both domestic consumption and export.

An even more extensive Forum’s programme under the theme ‘Regional Partnership for Sustainable Energy’ will take place across all three days, from May 13 to 15. The event’s agenda continues the previous year’s Forum agenda – ‘Transformation for Secure Energy Future: A Dynamic Energy Transition’, as well as ‘Mechanisms for Investment Support for Power Projects’.

The plenary session on Systemic Reliability and Expanding Cooperation will open the entire Week, setting the strategic direction for the upcoming discussions at the Forum.

A session in the format of a ministerial dialogue will feature the key issues of sustainable energy development and regional cooperation of partner countries. The priority topics include formation of a common energy market, expansion of cooperation between the countries of the region, creation of a favorable business environment, ensuring accessibility of modern energy solutions and implementation of the transition to a green economy.

The Plenary Session will be moderated by John Defterios, Professor of Business at New York University in Abu Dhabi and former editor of CNN for Emerging Markets. His deep understanding of global economic trends, experience in international journalism and academic knowledge will complement the discussions with a structured and substantive analysis of the key topics.

The high status of the Forum is also evidenced by the fact that its plenary and technical sessions will be moderated by the representatives of influential international agencies - the International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA, and S&P Global Corporation. The speaker list includes representatives of the legislative and executive authorities of Uzbekistan: Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, relevant government agencies: the Ministry of Energy, Geology and Mining, Uzbekneftegaz JSC, heads and representatives of international organizations, banks and companies, including IRENA, WNA, OPEC, World Bank, EBRD, ADB, S&P Global, KazMunayGaz, QazaqGaz, XP Group, Acwa Power, Masdar, Honeywell, UzAssystem, SLB, Air Products, World Nuclear Association, Topsoe A/S and many others.

The Forum will be attended by representatives of relevant government agencies, leading international oil & gas and energy companies, financial institutions, international experts, and representatives of the research and academic community and education establishments.

A wide range of relevant topics, offering delegates deep analysis, professional assessments and a vision of prospects in the key areas will be discussed at the parallel panel sessions, including expert and strategic dialogues on the first day of the Forum. The focus will be on the energy balance and accents of the future, market transition in energy with its drivers and barriers, development of peaceful nuclear energy as a source of clean and affordable energy, as well as regional and cross-border energy exchange projects.

The second day of the Forum promises to be no less intense and diverse in terms of discussion agenda. The discussions will spotlight the development of renewable energy sources as a path to an affordable and flexible energy system, implementation of high-tech solutions using cases of the gas chemical industry of Uzbekistan, digitalization of exploration using artificial intelligence, digital twins and predictive analytics. The particular attention will be paid to the systemic modernization and transformation of the industry on the way to net zero, oil and gas engineering and innovations to ensure stable production. Also, the issues of strategic human resource planning, strengthening the role of women in the energy sector and building effective partnerships between customers and suppliers will be discussed.

On the third and final day of the Forum, delegates will engage in a comprehensive programme centred on technological innovations and industrial capabilities. The sessions will feature the development of local production as a key factor for sustainability of the fuel and energy sector, including future development of oil and gas engineering. A special role is given to the pitch sessions: The Single Test Operator will present a system for unified assessment of fuel and energy products and technologies; Kronstadt/FORT Engineering Centre will demonstrate innovative equipment, including pumps, compressors, shut-off and control valves. There will also be presentations by equipment manufacturers for drilling and completing wells, pumping and compressor units, shut-off valves, and static equipment. The program will be supplemented by presentations of digital solutions for procurement and logistics.

A traditional annual youth program - Youth Energy Section under the auspices of Uzbekneftegaz JSC will emphasize the social significance of the entire Week. This year, the Youth Section’s Programme includes a hackathon, Zakovat quiz, a business quiz, technology and start-up competitions in the energy sector, and drawing competitions on energy efficiency.

The sponsor and partner composition of the Forum underscores the high status of the event:
Uzbekneftegaz JSC, Acwa Power, Masdar, Honeywell UOP, Rosatom State Corporation, Ural Steel (Ural , EMK Steel, INTI GD, Burservis, TECHENERGY, XP Group (Xpert Petroleum France SAS), UzAssystem, Topsoe, Air Products, SLB), and Rosen Group.

The Energy Forum of Uzbekistan is a platform for discussing sustainable growth strategies, innovative technologies and safe energy generation aimed at cooperation in the changing energy landscape. The event is important for further development of the fuel and energy sector and regional cooperation, hydrocarbon production and green technologies, implementation of innovations and promoting investments.

This year, all events of the Uzbekistan Energy Week will be held on a single platform, allowing to combine the atmosphere of effective dialogue, expert experience, innovation and business, negotiations and joint decisions aimed at sustainable development of the energy sector in Uzbekistan.

Official support is provided by:

Committee on Entrepreneurship, Competition Development and Industry of the Legislative Chamber under the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan
Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan
“Uzbekneftegaz” JSC
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan

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