A one-hour power outage in Tashkent could cause $3.5 million in economic damage.

Economist Mirkomil Kholboyev wrote about how much the power outage observed in Tashkent could cost the economy.

 

It is reported that approximately 42 billion soums worth of gross domestic product is generated in the city of Tashkent over the course of one hour.

 

The economist notes that if electricity supply in the capital is cut off for one hour, 42 billion soums worth of economic value will not be created during this period. However, the actual damage may be slightly less due to some sectors not being dependent on electricity and the availability of backup generators.

 

At the same time, it was noted that if the secondary consequences of the power outage are taken into account, economic losses could increase manifold.

 

According to simple calculations, the economy is likely to suffer losses of at least 3.5 million US dollars as a result of a one-hour power outage.

 

Let us remind you that on June 4, 2026, at 12:41 PM, a malfunction occurred in a transformer at the Tashkent thermal power plant.

 

As a result of the incident, a temporary interruption in electricity supply was observed in some areas of Mirobod, Yunusobod, Mirzo Ulugbek, Shaykhontohur, and Olmazor districts.

 

As of 1:22 PM, the electricity supply to all consumers was fully restored.

 

This situation also affected the operation of the metro, and train movement on some routes was temporarily suspended. By 2:16 PM, the electricity supply was fully restored on all routes and at all stations of the Tashkent metro.