EDF Syrdarya TES 1.6 GW emergency shutdown disrupts Uzbekistan power supply

A 1.6 GW emergency shutdown occurred at the EDF-built thermal power plant in Syrdarya, Uzbekistan, on September 25 at 05:05 local time, according to the Ministry of Energy. The cause and duration of the outage are unconfirmed, and the impact on regional supply is unclear. This is a significant disruption given the plant's capacity relative to Uzbekistan's grid.