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Central Asia Energy News Digest Issue 19

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Kyrgyzstan

Rogun HPP鈥檚 importance for Kyrgyzstan

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鈥淕overnment has no funds to install gas boilers in households鈥�

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Bishkek City Hall checks fuel storage facilities and boiler houses for the heating season

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Technical faults in Severelectro distribution network down by 11%

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Kyrgyz energy sector debt reaches 103 billion soms (US$ 1.5 billion)

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Heating season to start on November 1

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Kyrgyzstan exported 270 million kWh of electricity to Kazakhstan during July-August 2019

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Volume of water in Toktogul dropped a billion cubic meters compared to 2018

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Fuel smuggling. Kyrgyzstan bans oil imports by road

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Kazakhstan won鈥檛 allow Kyrgyzstan to re-export oil

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Kyrgyzstan to sell electricity at US$ 0.055 / kWh via CASA-1000 (subscription)

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No review of electricity tariffs despite World Bank recommendations - interview (subscription)

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Coal reserves at Bishkek CHP sufficient to start heating season

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Kyrgyz delegation attends Korea International Renewable Energy Conference KIREC

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Rehabilitation of Toktogul HPP cheaper than planned - How are the US$ 100 million in savings used

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City Court leaves defendants in custody in corruption case on Bishkek CHP modernization

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New CNG buses in Bishkek bring 20 million soms (US$ 286,000) in savings in first four months of operation

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President Jeenbekov: Toktogul HPP life to be extended by 35-40 years

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PM Abylgaziev wants Kyrgyz citizens to switch to electric vehicles

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Korean company plans hydropower project in Kyrgyzstan

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Coal price in Kara-Suu at 8000 som (US$ 115) per ton - highest in Kyrgyzstan

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Three fuel sales points linking to a secret cross-border pipe found in Kyrgyzstan

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Uzbekistan

Natural gas worth US$ 500,000 stolen in Uzbekistan in October 2019

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Epsilon finds another oil deposit in Kashkadarya

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Uzbekistan to ban low class fuel

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Uzbekistan explores nuclear energy cooperation possibilities with South Korea

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Korean companies to assess feasibility of Mubarek CHP modernization

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Total Eren鈥檚 PV plant is first large-scale renewable energy project in Uzbekistan

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Japanese companies interested to participate in modernizing Uzbekistan鈥檚 gas transportation system

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Uzbekneftegaz intends to supply gas according to demand and not resources

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Uzbekistan decides to conduct a tender for 900 MW of solar energy

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Uzbekistan approves training strategy on nuclear power

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New source of Chinese money for the oil and gas industry

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Plans to transfer management of Uzbekugol to a Russian company dropped

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Construction of Kandym gas processing facility completed

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Natural gas begins to flow at a field in Kashkadarya

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Winter season without supply outages?

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Tajikistan

Heating season starts in Dushanbe

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Sangtudinskaya-1 HPP reduces electricity supply

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Nine energy projects with total investment volume of 6 billion somoni (US $620 million) under implementation in Tajikistan

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Chinese company begins modernization Sarband HPP鈥檚 third unit

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Over 1.5 million tons of coal produced in Tajikistan

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Twenty percent of electricity generated in Tajikistan exported in September

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Tajikistan imported US$ 10 million worth of Uzbek natural gas in the first nine months of 2019.

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Barki Tojik debt to Sangtuda-1 up by almost US$ 30 million in the first nine months of 2019

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Nurek HPP rehabilitation compared to the construction of an average hydropower plant

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Chinese TBEA gets exploitation rights for two sites as repayment for Dushanbe TPP

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Electricity consumption limits or repair work? Rural residents complain about blackouts

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Kazakhstan

Middlemen accused of doubling the final price of coal

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Green technologies at Karachaganak - oil production can be environmentally friendly

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Kazakhstan to supply Belarus with up to 3.5 million tons of oil and oil products per year

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Kazakhstan plans to generate energy from waste

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Possible locations for geothermal energy development in Kazakhstan announced听

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Renewable energy capacity in Kazakhstan doubled in 2019

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Ministry of Energy plans to increase renewable energy production to 3%.

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Prime Minister calls for additional state support for renewable energy sources

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NCOC and Shell drop plans for new fields in Kazakhstan

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The days of cheap fuel are over - how the economy, illicit trade and welfare spending commitments are affecting fuel prices in neighboring countries

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Kazakhstan proposes new hydropower plants

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Almaty mayor calls for faster switch of the city鈥檚 CHP to gas

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Almaty plans to launch electric buses

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Almaty continues with street lighting upgrades听

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Fourth solar power plant goes into construction in Karaganda region

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Shell to exit Khazar field development project

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Russia increases quota for Kazakh coal transit to Ukraine

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School in Uralsk to save 3 million tenge (US $7700) per year with the help of renewable energy

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Oil production in Kazakhstan to reach 100 million tons

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Nur-Sultan unable to set price for natural gas

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Oil exports to Italy and France increase by US$ 500 million

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JSC Zhaiykteploenergo debt to gas suppliers increases to a billion tenge (US$ 2.6 million)

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Head of the North-Kazakhstan region calls for coal price control

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Turkmenistan

Plans for a Power Equipment Service Center - driver of economic and technical efficiency

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World Bank ready to discuss gas supplies to Europe with Turkmenistan

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Pakistan demands Turkmen guarantees for TAPI

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Turkmen President approves measures to ensure sustainable operation of energy companies

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Turkmen gas supplies to China reach a quarter trillion m3

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Turkmenistan proposes formation of a global energy security system

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SOCAR opens office in Turkmenistan

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Turkmen President reprimands deputy prime minister in connection with TAPI

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Turkmenistan plans to extend contract with Petronas until 2038

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Other regional news

Eurasian Economic Commission and Gas Exporting Countries Forum discuss prospects for cooperation in the gas sector

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Russia鈥檚 Federation Council ratifies supply of petroleum products to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

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EAEU not ready for new clean shipping rules IMO 2020

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EDB allocates first tranche for solar power plant construction

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Analysis

Energy in Kazakhstan: in anticipation of nuclear power plants

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Events

II International Energy Saving Forum - 29 November 2019, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

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