Central Asia can secure its energy future by prioritizing renewable energy, as current systems are struggling to keep up with rising electricity and gas demand. However, the region's aging Soviet-era grid will require significant investment and a commitment to wider regional cooperation to support the necessary large-scale renewable integration.
Central Asia and the Caucasus benefit from a diversity in geography that provides a complementary profile of renewables – strong wind potential in the north, solar in the south and hydro in the east around the region's two largest rivers.
The planned green energy corridors connecting Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and the EU could bring together these diverse renewable sources, delivering low-cost, sustainable power across borders. Central Asia and the Caucasus remain heavily reliant on fossil fuels.
Under this scenario, Europe and the global market are likely to maintain demand for the energy riches of Central Asia for many decades to come. The gas market of Central Asia itself requires additional gas volumes as well.
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