This gave an impetus for the development of other economic sectors. Industrial success can be proved by the fact that within only 15 days in 1990 the Republic of Uzbekistan produced as many industrial items as were produced in the whole of 1940. Heavy industry is the basis of the technological rehabilitation of industry, transport and agriculture, but its functions are wider. Its final aim is the all-round development of the means of production and of consumer goods. In a word, this is a major industrial sector which helps to strengthen the foundations of production and also to develop food and light industries along with agriculture.
Electrical power is the bedrock of modern production.
In September 1994, the electrical power industry celebrated its 60th anniversary. Uzbekenergo is responsible for the coordination, planning and management of the electric power industry. The power system of Uzbekistan began its history in 1923, with the construction of a Hydro Power Station, Bozsu Canal, near Tashkent. Equipment for the first phase was commissioned in 1926. The basis for expanding the electrical potential in the 30s was established by the construction of new hydro power stations on the Chirchik-Bozsu Canal, Kadirin and Burdjar, Komsomol and Tavaksay Hydro Power Stations.