Uzbekistan has approved a subsidy covering 50% of electricity costs for qualifying greenhouses using energy-saving technologies during the colder months. The measure forms part of a presidential resolution signed on 13 October 2026 and announced by the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change on 14 October. The electricity-support programme is scheduled to begin on 1 November 2026, not immediately upon the announcement.
Under the resolution, eligible greenhouse operators will be reimbursed for half the cost of electricity consumed for greenhouse operations in the October–March period. The announced support runs until 1 April 2030, with eligibility linked to heat-saving coverings and/or energy-efficient, lower-emission heating equipment.
Which greenhouses qualify for electricity support?
The government’s announcement identifies several qualifying systems: heat pumps, geothermal heating, solar thermal heating and high-efficiency electric heating, as well as special heat-retaining greenhouse coverings. Those are eligibility conditions, not evidence that every greenhouse already using electricity will receive a payment.
For commercial operators, the policy creates an incentive to consider the power cost of winter production alongside the capital cost of insulating or upgrading heating infrastructure. The value of the reimbursement to any one grower will depend on its qualifying consumption and the programme’s actual implementation, not simply on the size of its greenhouse.
Separate tax incentives start in 2027
For businesses earning at least 60% of their total income from greenhouse activity in the relevant reporting period, land-tax and corporate property-tax rates are to be cut by 50% from 1 January 2027 until 1 January 2030. The official announcement also refers to turnover-tax relief. These rules have their own eligibility threshold and effective dates; they should not be confused with the electricity reimbursement.
A separate investment-support element covers 40% of the purchase and installation cost of eligible energy-saving equipment, capped at 100 million Uzbek soums, for qualifying household greenhouses in designated districts of Tashkent region. The government also describes targeted greenhouse support for selected households. These geographically and operationally specific measures are not the same as a nationwide grant for every commercial grower.
What comes next?
The measure is an approved policy with a future start date. It is not yet a record of subsidy disbursements or verified farm-level energy savings. Growers assessing upgrades will need the implementing application and payment rules, confirmation of their own eligibility and the documented electricity costs to understand the eventual cash-flow benefit.
Key takeaways
- Eligible energy-saving greenhouses are slated for 50% electricity-cost reimbursement during October–March, starting 1 November 2026.
- Separate 50% land- and property-tax reductions are scheduled for 2027–2029 where greenhouse activity accounts for at least 60% of revenue.
- The resolution has been signed; individual reimbursements and measured savings have not yet been established.
Featured image: FAO-supported greenhouse in Uzbekistan, December 2024 (archival illustration, not the October 2026 resolution). Photo: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
