Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are moving forward with a joint venture to build the Kambarata HPP-1, a massive hydropower plant on the Naryn River. With a capacity of 1,880 MW, the facility is a cornerstone of regional energy strategy. It is capable of powering roughly 1.5 million homes—an output comparable to two large nuclear reactors.

Uzbekistan has announced an extension of zero customs duties on the import of 82 types of industrial raw materials and semi-finished products. According to a report from the Ministry of Justice via its Telegram channel, referencing a presidential decree signed.

Masdar has entered into a Battery Storage Service Agreement with JSC Uzenergosotish to develop the Zarafshan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), which is Uzbekistan's first standalone storage project, as reported by Trend.

In an exclusive interview, a Alexey Myltsyn, Director of Oil Refining Directorate of Saneg shared insight into the company's modernisation program, along with its long-term strategy for contributing to the energy transition and industrial growth of Uzbekistan.

Air Products has committed over USD 17.5 million to establish its inaugural clean liquid carbon dioxide (LC02) production facility within the Navoiazot chemical complex in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Laziz Kudratov, the Minister of Investments, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan, recently held a meeting with Elham Pourtangestani, CEO of Envirol, to discuss the establishment of Central Asia's first waste-to-biofuel plant, set to be located in Uzbekistan.