Joint raids by five Uzbek agencies between 19–21 October uncovered more than 120 cases of illegal gas-cylinder hoarding and above-rate resale, with state utility workers implicated in 39 cases and over 3,000 cylinders seized as evidence.
President Mirziyoyev has ordered a new Investors’ Council for the fuel and energy sector, chaired by Presidential Administration head Saida Mirziyoyeva, after companies including Acwa Power, EDF and Voltalia called for a standing mechanism to resolve land, grid and permitting delays.
