Authorities are reportedly considering the introduction of a special ecological regime for greenhouse complexes located in Tashkent and five adjacent districts. This initiative was reviewed during a presentation delivered to the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, according to his press service.
The proposed regulations mandate the utilization of "green" technologies within greenhouse operations. Authorized heating sources will allegedly include natural gas, electricity, geothermal and solar energy, as well as secondary heat from thermal power plants. Meanwhile, the burning of rubber tires, plastics, bitumen, fuel oil, used engine oil, and industrial waste will be strictly prohibited.
Greenhouses currently operating on solid fuel are supposedly required to transition to approved energy sources by December 1. Exceptions may allegedly be granted only to operations that strictly comply with stringent technical and environmental requirements.
A continuous environmental monitoring system is planned to be implemented across greenhouse facilities from October 15, 2026, to March 15, 2027. Officials claim they will closely track the performance of dust and gas purification equipment, emission volumes, and fuel types.
Data collected from measuring instruments and video surveillance devices will purportedly be transmitted in real-time to the information system of the National Committee for Ecology. The monitoring process will allegedly involve drones and representatives of the general public.
To help businesses adapt to these new mandates, financial support measures have been devised, including subsidies of up to 50 million soums per hectare for eco-friendly equipment and preferential loans of up to 3 billion soums for a seven-year period.
Additional support is planned for household greenhouses, including tax reductions until 2030. However, experimental filtration systems based on Chinese technologies reportedly failed recent emission tests and require significant improvements before further consideration.
Source: www.gazeta.uz