Urban Energy Planning with Rooftop PV and Heat Pump Integration: A Case Study of Tashkent Districts

Tashkent, Uzbekistan needs a fast way of urbanizing, which requires sustainable energy sources that will curb carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. This paper will examine how rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system and heat pump can be incorporated into residential and commercial areas of Tashkent to maximize energy planning in urban areas. We evaluate the decentralized renewable energy systems using the GIS-based solar potential mapping and energy demand modelling. Our results show that there is a lot of potential in the PV generation in roof tops, especially in the low-rise residential plots, and heat pumps are very effective in heating and cooling. Some of the policy suggestions will be to incentivize the use of PV, updating grid infrastructure, and introducing district-level energy management systems.