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Azerbaijan
Romania talks bring green power line deal for Caspian Sea – EU energy
At a meeting in Bucharest, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary reached milestone agreements on the establishment of a Green Energy Corridor, aiming at bringing...
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Uzbekistan: A Key Player in the (Central Asian) Great Game
Uzbekistan has had considerable success in attracting billions of dollars of aid, concessional debt, and co-investment, which has helped transform the economy since 2017....
Energy
COP28 focuses on Central Asia’s sustainable future
At COP28, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Kazakhstan organized a Green Projects Pitching Event to spotlight innovative and sustainable initiatives across Central...
Afghanistan
The global impact two years after the Taliban’s takeover
Two years ago, the world saw the return of a repressive Taliban regime. The rapid fall of the Afghan government sent shockwaves throughout neighbouring...
Energy
Kazakhstan’s Deputy FM says EU & US ties remain strong as Central Asia’s largest country emerges as regional power
In the three-plus decades since Kazakhstan emerged as an independent nation from the ashes of the Soviet Union's 1991 collapse, the Central Asian giant...
International Organizations
SCO heads gather in Uzbekistan’s cultural capital for key conference
On September 15-16, Central Asia's most populated nation, Uzbekistan, took a further step towards solidifying its place as a central regional player when it...
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Uzbekistan plans to double energy production to 30 GW by 2030
Uzbekistan will announce three new international tenders, for the construction of over 400 kilometers of overhead power lines, and two other new tenders for...
Energy
Uzbekistan to green its electricity sector, economy
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Following the re-election of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 24, the Central Asian country has chosen the path of modern...
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Uzbekistan announces financial proposals for 100MW wind farm in Karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry announced on September 16 the financial proposals of the investors/bidders in their contest to become the independent power producer to develop...
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Uzbekistan launches request for qualification stage for 3 solar PV plants
The National Grid of Uzbekistan announced on September 6 the launch of Request for Qualification stage of a tender to select independent power producers...
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Uzbekistan names new Uztransgaz Chairman
The Uzbekistan government said on September 2 it has named Bekhzot Narmatov as the new chairman of the management board of Uztransgaz JSC, the...
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Uzbekistan inaugurates first utility-scale 100MW solar power plant
Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry announced on August 27 the inauguration ceremony for the country’s first utility-scale solar plant - and the first successfully-financed independent power...
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Uzbekistan plans 10 major projects to boost energy security
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy announced on August 17 an update on the ten largest projects in the country’s energy sector, which cover milestones achieved...
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Uzbekistan inks project deals with Masdar for 2 solar plants in Jizzakh and Samarkand
Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry announced on July 12 it has now signed project agreements with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) for the two 220...
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Uzbek fuel industry focuses on the creation of high-tech petrochemical clusters
Uzbekistan has undergone radical reforms in the years since President Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed power in late 2016, including the easing of conditions for foreign...
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Uzbekistan implements large-scale reforms to strengthen energy industry
Uzbekistan’s energy sector has taken major steps towards renewable energy sources and reducing CO2 emissions, boosting cooperation with its international partners.In a recent garden...
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Eriell Group, Uzbekneftegas brings new gas wells online in Uzbekistan
Eriell Group, an international oilfield services group providing well construction and workover services to major oil and gas companies in Central Asia, Russia, and...
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Dutch Stone City Energy to build 1,560 MW thermal power plant in Uzbekistan
Dutch company Stone City Energy and Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry signed in Tashkent on April 19 a Power Purchase Agreement and an Investment Agreement for...
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Uzbekistan formalizes hydrogen energy strategy
The Uzbek Energy Ministry has announced the signing of a new Presidential Decree on measures for the development of renewable and hydrogen energy in...
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Dubai-based Phanes Group inks agreements to develop solar power plant in Uzbekistan
Dubai-based international solar energy developer Phanes Group have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Investment Agreement (IA) for a 200 MWАС grid-connected solar...
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Uzbekistan wraps up new hydropower plant on time despite pandemic
Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer, Uzbekhydroenergo, announced on March 30 the commissioning of Zarchob Hydropower Plant (Zarchob small HPP-1) after a four-year construction...
China
Uzbek Energy Minister sees low-carbon solar, hydro, wind future
Uzbekistan is committed to a low-carbon strategy, improving energy efficiency and increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the Central Asian country's energy...
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ENI’s Versalis licenses LDPE-EVA technology for MTO project in Uzbekistan
Versalis, the chemical company of Italian energy major ENI, has licensed to Enter Engineering a Low Density Polyethylene/Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (LDPE/EVA) swing unit to...
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Uzbek plant begins production of mineral fertilizers by processing natural gas
Uzbekistan’s Joint Stock Company Uzkimyosanoat announced urea production has begun at the new, $985 million ammonia and urea production complex at Navoiyazot, Uzbekistan’s Energy...
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Uzbekistan signs agreements with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power
Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry announced on 5 March the signing of three new strategic agreements, worth over $2 billion, with the Saudi Arabian utility developer...
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