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AIIB Grants to Fund Feasibility Study for Caspian Green Energy Corridor Linking Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has signed two grant agreements totaling USD 1.1 million with Azerbaijan to fund early-stage feasibility work…
→Life Imprisonment for Child Sex Crimes, Energy Price Rises, and a Defense Ministry Overhaul Mark a Turbulent Week
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed legislation imposing life imprisonment for sexual violence against children under 14, as the government simultaneously announced a…
→Turkmengaz Cuts Gas Exports to Gazprom After Pricing Talks Collapse
Turkmengaz has halted natural gas deliveries to Russia's Gazprom following a breakdown in price negotiations, ending a five-year supply arrangement that…
→Six Energy Deals Worth $4.7 Billion Signed as Mirziyoyev Orders First National Master Plan
Six major energy projects worth $4.7 billion were signed at a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who also ordered the…
→128 Oil and Gas Blocks Opened for Investment as Propane Market Heads to Private Sector
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced the preparation of 128 new oil and gas investment blocks carrying estimated reserves of 5.8 trillion…
→Energy Equipment Localization to Receive $850 Million as Jizzakh Industrial Zone Targets Nuclear Supply Chain
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 12 localization projects worth $850 million targeting energy storage control modules, wind turbine components and high-voltage…
→Private Operators to Take Over Power Grids in Jizzakh and Tashkent Regions as Energy Privatisation Drive Expands
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced that private operators will be invited to manage electricity distribution networks in the Jizzakh and Tashkent…
→A 2050 National Energy Plan Will Centralise Grid Development and End Investor-Chosen Sites
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced a National General Plan for the energy sector through 2050, shifting away from a model that…
→Six $4.7 Billion Energy Deals Signed as Grid Losses Become Investment Priority
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed six major energy project agreements totalling $4.7 billion and declared that reducing losses in the electricity…
→Heating tariffs to be indexed annually from 2028 with a 10% ceiling, deputy minister says
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has proposed linking centralized heating tariff increases to annual inflation starting May 1, 2028, with…
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