Power & Influence
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Aksa Enerji to manage power grids in Tashkent, Jizzakh and Syrdarya regions after presidential talks
Aksa Enerji's chairman announced plans to sign grid management agreements for three additional regions within a week, following a meeting with…
→Low Pay, Abuse and Bribery Are Pushing Teachers Out of Public Schools
A third of the country's teachers have been rated unsatisfactory in their own subjects, base salaries remain well below a presidential…
→Fergana Summit Yields $350 Million Industrial Pipeline and Wildberries Logistics Hub
Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khojayev and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov led talks in Fergana that produced plans for…
→Household Energy Use Falls 13–21% After Tiered Tariffs Replace Blanket Subsidies
Average monthly electricity consumption per household fell from 212 kWh in 2023 to 184 kWh in 2025, while gas use dropped…
→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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