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Central Asia Energy News Digest Issue 13

Date 1-31 July 2019

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Kyrgyzstan

Formation of EAEU common energy markets to be discussed during Eurasian Week in September

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Kyrgyzstan intends to ban the import of petroleum products by road

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Kyrgyzkomur State Enterprise ready to supply 680 thousand tons of local coal to Bishkek TPP

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Bishkek microdistrict switches to cheaper heating

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Energy from the sun. How is Bishkekteploenergo using it?

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A power plant fiasco highlights China鈥檚 growing clout in Central Asia

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Heating their house, Kyrgyz citizens can save 20% electricity - expert

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Kazakhstan鈥檚 Samruk Kazyna ready to enter Kyrgyz market

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Mamytkanov: Kyrgyzstan needs another accident in the power system

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Energy system collapse in Kyrgyzstan likely - energy workers sounding the alarm

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Uzbekistan

Gas and electricity prices to increase by 18%

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Uzbekistan to increase prices of gasoline and diesel from 15 August

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Why is Uzbekistan buying electricity from Kazakhstan - expert

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Uzbekistan announces plans for reforms in the energy sector

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Uzbek government plans to sell almost all power plants

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TPP emergency shutdown in western Uzbekistan

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Gazli - Shymkent gas pipeline of Uzbekistan resumes work after fire

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Cascade of hydroelectric power stations on the Great Ferghana Canal

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Gazprombank to finance seven transmission projects in Uzbekistan

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Fergana refinery to export up to 1 million tons of petroleum products to Afghanistan from 2020

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ADB to support energy reforms in Uzbekistan

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World Bank to lend Uzbekistan US$ 150 million for upgrading transmission lines

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EIB joins project on increasing energy efficiency of industrial enterprises听

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Coal instead of gas: billions in savings

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Rosatom talks about second stage of construction of NPP in Uzbekistan听

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General Electric and Grupo Cobra to participate in the modernization of hydropower plants in Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan鈥檚 largest oil and gas company to become independent legal entity

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Uzbekistan adds second plant to nuclear power goal

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Tashkent plans a 10-year electricity supply contract with Kabul

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Uzbekistan and UAE鈥檚 Mubadala plan to sign a privatization deal for Talimarjan TPP before the end of 2019

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Uzbekneftegaz to review plans for gas station network. Three networks of foreign companies to launch

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Uzbekistan plans to export about 15 billion cubic meters of gas in 2019

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Aralik, Kushkair and Chakar fields to produce up to 1.3 million cubic meters of gas per day

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Uzbekistan to keep its observer status in OPEC+

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Uzbekneftegaz discloses gas production data for the first time

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Uzbekistan reforms oil and gas sector: Uzbekneftegaz left without Uztransgaz

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Main barriers hindering the development of renewable energy - Ministry of Energy

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Uzbekistan to allocate US$ 45 million for a cross-border transmission line with Afghanistan听

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Tajikistan

Rogun HPP produces 3.9 million kWh every day

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WB will provide US$ 31.7 million to ensure access to electricity for vulnerable communities in Tajikistan鈥檚 remote regions

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The debt of Barki Tochik to Sangtuda-1 increased by US$ 25 million

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The Ministry of Industry of Tajikistan calls on Barki Tojik to pay miners

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Authorities reject rumours about an accident at Rogun HPP construction site

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Barki Tojik names main debtors

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Tajikistan has vast reserves of oil and gas - Geology department

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Seganj catches up with Gazprom subsidiary in Tajikistan鈥檚 fuel and lubricants market

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First section of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline in Tajikistan almost ready

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Tajikistan increases natural gas imports from Uzbekistan

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Barki Tojik restructuring not yet complete - Ministry of Energy

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Tajikistan earns about US$ 25 million from selling electricity to neighbors

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Tajikistan decides to complete the Rogun HPP without IFI support

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Causes for the electricity tariff hike in Tajikistan

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Restructuring to make Barki Tojik transparent

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Heating in Dushanbe to become significantly more expensive

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Rogun HPP debts to contractors reduced through tax write-offs

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US $1.2 billion needed for Barki Tojik鈥檚 recovery over the next 6 years

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Tajiks face another electricity tariff hike after 1 September

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Rogun HPP equity capital raised to almost US$ 3 billion

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Tajikistan starts rehabilitation of Nurek HPP with loan from EDB

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Start of construction on the main dam of Rogun HPP

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Average Tajik salary enough to buy 130 liters of gasoline

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Production of power transformers in Tajikistan grows

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Kazakhstan

Who needs the Saryarka gas pipeline?

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How much does energy efficiency cost? - interview

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Nine remote villages to be connected to the gas network in Western Kazakhstan in 2019

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More than half of Saryarka gas pipeline already built

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Construction of US$ 60 million solar power plant started

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Samruk-Energy builds wind project in energy-deficient southern region

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Kazakhstan starts construction of the largest wind power project in Central Asia

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Total Eren breaks ground on 128 MW of solar capacity in Kazakhstan

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Czechs to help gasify Kazakhstan

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How Green Bridge Initiative helps solve environmental issues

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Nuclear industry of Kazakhstan: evolution of success

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Karaganda residents urged to buy coal before the onset of cold weather

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Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) invests US$ 600 million in upgrades

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Over 20,000 customers to be connected to natural gas in Baikonur

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Bioethanol production to start in Northern Kazakhstan

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Challenges to green energy discussed at the Solar Fest Qazaqstan in Burabaya

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Turkestan: foundation of a 50 MW solar project laid

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Ten electric buses start serving Pavlodar

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Kazakhstan to increase oil exports to China

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Kazakhstan and Total extend Dunga field agreement for another 15 years

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KazMunayGas and Eni sign protocol for direct negotiations on the Abay project

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Foreign workers beaten in Tengiz

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Kazatomprom discloses reasons for IPO

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Kazakhstan to divert some oil flows from Europe to China

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Kazakhstan expects compensation from Russia for 700 thousand tons of contaminated oil

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Where is break-even for Kazmunaigas?

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Money from the ground. How much are owners of oil, gas and mining companies in Kazakhstan worth?

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Kazakhstan to keep oil production at 1.86 million barrels per day

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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan, Argentina mull prospects for co-op in energy sector

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Other regional news

Central Asian countries to create united electricity market

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Central Asian cooperation in the energy sector can insure countries - expert

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Analysis

IMF - Kyrgyz Republic: Unleashing the potential of the electricity sector

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Oil revenues in decline - Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan

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Events

CAREC Energy Ministers Dialogue - 20 September 2019, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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CAREC Energy Investment Forum - 21-22 September 2019, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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Oil and Gas Turkmenistan Exhibition - 22-24 October 2019, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

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Power Uzbekistan - 13-15 May 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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