Cabinet Resolution No. 586: greenhouses in Tashkent and five districts of the region must stop burning coal by 1 December, with modernisation subsidies of up to 50 million soums per hectare

A special environmental regime has been introduced for greenhouse farms in Tashkent and parts of Tashkent region. Greenhouses heated with coal, briquettes or pellets must switch to gas, electricity or other clean sources by 1 December 2026. The aim is to reduce air pollution in the capital agglomeration.

The regime was set by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 586 of 22 October 2026. The document has been published in the National Legislation Database and has been in force since 23 October 2026.

Where and what changes

The regime applies in Tashkent city and in the Yukorichirchik, Kibray, Yangiyul, Zangiota and Tashkent districts of Tashkent region. Greenhouses there may be heated with:

• natural or liquefied gas;
• electricity;
• geothermal and solar energy;
• secondary heat from combined heat and power plants.

Solid fuel is not banned outright, but it is allowed only if all conditions are met at once: automatic fuel feed and combustion control, dust and gas cleaning, continuous automatic emissions monitoring that sends data to the National Committee on Ecology's system, online cameras and certified equipment. Burning tyres, plastic, waste oil and refuse is prohibited.

Available support

• until 1 January 2028, the state reimburses 50% of the cost of cleaning equipment, boilers, energy-saving screens and heating based on electricity, solar, geothermal energy or cogeneration — up to 50 million soums per hectare;
• in 2026–2027, loans are available for 7 years with a 3-year grace period at 14% a year — up to half of the project cost, capped at 3 billion soums per hectare;
• up to 350 million soums per automated emissions monitoring station is provided as an interest-free instalment plan.

Oversight

Continuous environmental monitoring of greenhouses runs during the heating season, from 15 October 2026 to 15 March 2027. Emissions data must be transmitted to the information system in real time.

What this means in practice. If you run a greenhouse in Tashkent or one of the five listed districts and heat it with coal or pellets, by 1 December 2026 you must either switch to permitted heat sources or equip your boiler house to meet every requirement. Start preparing documents for the subsidy and the loan now: the subsidy runs until 1 January 2028, and the loans are available only in 2026–2027.

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