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Rubio Pitches Small Modular Reactors and Critical Minerals to Tashkent
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a Samarkand business forum that Washington is deploying American small modular reactors in Uzbekistan and modernising its energy grids — even as a dispute persists over whether Tashkent…
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Saida Mirziyoyeva Named to Chair New Energy Investors’ Council as President Cites Corruption and Bureaucracy
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on 16 October the creation of an Investors' Council for the fuel and energy sector, placing his…
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Saida Mirziyoyeva appointed to lead new energy investors council after foreign firms flag project delays
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on October 16 that Saida Mirziyoyeva will chair a newly created energy sector investors council, established in…
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New Tashkent water facilities and Trans-Afghan corridor headline UAE investment talks in Abu Dhabi
Uzbekistan's Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Shohrukh Gulyamov held a series of bilateral meetings with major UAE companies in…
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Henderson Land Group Eyes New Tashkent and Renewable Energy in Talks with Presidential Administration
Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration, met Henderson Land Group Chairman Peter Lee on October 16 to discuss potential joint…
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Saida Mirziyoyeva to chair new energy investors council as Mirziyoyev targets project delays
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced the creation of an Investors' Council for the fuel and energy sector, appointing Saida Mirziyoyeva, head…
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Energy Sector Secures US$4.7 Billion in New Agreements as State Shifts to Integrated Grid Strategy
Six energy agreements worth US$4.7 billion were signed at an investor dialogue chaired by President Mirziyoyev, adding 3,000 MW of generation…
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China Pledges to Boost Uzbek Imports and Advance Regional Railway During Premier’s Tashkent Visit
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Tashkent on 17 October 2026, meeting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov. Beijing pledged…
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Saneg Loses Oil Licenses and Fergana Refinery as State Reverses Privatisation
The State Assets Management Agency has confirmed the cancellation of oil-field licenses held by Sanoat Energetika Guruhi and the termination of…
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Saida Mirziyoyeva to Chair New Energy Investors’ Council as Mirziyoyev Moves to Cut Project Delays
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced a new Investors' Council for the fuel and energy sector, to be led by Saida Mirziyoyeva,…
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