Uzbekistan: electricity imports from Turkmenistan temporarily reduced

Turkmenistan’s electricity exports to Uzbekistan decreased 13-fold on February 21, Uzbekistan National Power Networks LLC reported. On February 21, an accident occurred in the power system of Turkmenistan between the substations “Mary” and “Serdar”. As a result, electricity supplies from Turkmenistan fell from 780 megawatts to 60 megawatts. Due to the malfunction of the power…

Uzbekistan: quality of construction to be improved

Starting from April 1, an improved procedure of state construction control of construction, reconstruction and capital repair objects based on the categories of risks and functional purpose of objects, will be implemented in Uzbekistan. The procedure is stipulated, among other steps, by a presidential decree on measures of radical improvement of construction quality and installation,…

Uzbekistan: demand for agricultural products growing

For several years, the government of Uzbekistan has been actively working at developing the agricultural sector and improving the investment climate. In 2019, the volume of raised foreign investments in the country’s economy more than tripled. In particular, investors from Europe, China, Russia and other countries increased their attention to cooperation with Uzbekistan, and realization…