The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation of national environmental protection projects for 2026-2030 Monday.

Greenhouses was one of the matters addressed by the Clean Air project. Tashkent city and Tashkent province are home to a significant number of greenhouses, many of which use coal, fuel oil, and other fuels. While, NO₂, SO₂, and PM2.5 have a significant negative impact on air quality.

Another problem is the relatively low level of solar insolation in the province, which raises production costs. For example, in January, the average temperature in Tashkent is approximately 6°C, while in Termez it is 10.8°C. The cost of growing one ton of greenhouse produce in the Tashkent province reaches 11.9 million soums, while in the Surkhandarya province it is 4.9 million soums. Growing produce in provinces with higher solar insolation is cost efficient, both from an economic perspective for the farms themselves and for stable prices on the domestic market.

In this regard, the presentation has proposed to gradually relocate greenhouse farms from Tashkent and surrounding areas to provinces with more favorable natural and climatic conditions. Specifically, an agropark of at least 940 hectares is planned for the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya province. The province enjoys high insolation, milder winters, and lower heating costs.

Starting October 1, 2026, the construction of new greenhouses in Tashkent and surrounding areas will be restricted. Farms that relocate will receive incentives for infrastructure, lending, and logistics.

The 2026 State Program stipulates installing filters or relocating them to other provinces—for 6,517 greenhouse farms in the Tashkent province and surrounding areas. In Surkhandarya province, it is planned to create agricultural clusters of at least 200 hectares to accommodate portable greenhouses. Farms participating in these clusters will receive subsidies of at least 1 Basic reference value (BRV=412,000 soums) per 100 sqm.

In November, the National Committee on Ecology published a map of greenhouses located in and around the capital.

In 2024, the former Ministry of Ecology reported that instead of a "green" ring, a "gray" ring of coal-fired greenhouses polluting the air had formed around Tashkent. It was reported then that 60% of greenhouses had been using coal as primary heating source.