Kazakhstan: gas-turbine station to be built

ERG Company is set to fund construction of the gas-turbine station in the country’s south. “The company is expected to invest $500 million in installing the gas-turbine station to provide the south of Kazakhstan with electricity and heat energy in the winter,” Shymkent mayor Gabidulla Abdrakhimov said. The government has approved the 2023 Shymkent complex…

Uzbekistan: new contract for electricity supply to be signed with Afghanistan

Mutually beneficial cooperation between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in electricity supply plays an important role in the development of bilateral relations. Uzbekistan and Afghanistan plan to have signed a 10-year contract for the electricity supply on “take-or-pay” terms by the end of October. A take-or-pay contract is a rule structuring negotiations between companies and their suppliers.…