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As part of the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to our country, another important event took place – the launch ceremony of a modern thermal power plant in the Tashkent region, and the start of a project to build a similar station in the Syrdarya region. The projects are being implemented by the Turkish company Cengiz Enerji.

Speaking at the ceremony, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, dwelling on the significance of the projects, noted that these complexes have become a clear embodiment of the Uzbek-Turkish cooperation in the economic sphere. It was especially emphasized that in the last year alone, together with Turkish companies, 5 large energy projects were implemented that are in demand by the dynamically developing economy of Uzbekistan. In particular, the total capacity of these stations, including today’s projects, will reach 1.4 thousand megawatts. 

It was noted that due to the modernization of the energy sector of Uzbekistan until 2026, 20 projects worth $12 billion will be launched on the basis of public-private partnership. These projects will provide an additional 71 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. 12 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year will be saved.