The 'Ecology of the Aral Sea: sustainable development and international cooperation' conference with the participation of the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), delegations from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will be held in Dashoguz on March 27-28, the...
Sangtuda-2 hydropower plant on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan will be started at full capacity this week, Deputy Minister of Energy and Industry of Tajikistan Pulod Muhiddinov said on Sunday.
According to him, the launching ceremony of hydropower plant, consisting of two turbines 110...
Presidents of Turkmenistan and Pakistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Asif Ali Zardari discussed the draft of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project at a meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmen media reported on Friday.
Currently (March 21-22), Turkmenistan is...
Russian electric power holding Inter RAO UES may borrow funds to build the Kambaratinskaya hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on March 16.
In February, the Russian government approved Inter RAO UES' deal to sell its 40% stake in...
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon noted that he with interest will take the initiative of the Tajik side for laying and connecting the railways of the two countries on the territory of Afghanistan, Turkmen...
Uzbek Foreign Minister and U.S. Secretary of State stated their intention to continue cooperation in ensuring peace in Afghanistan.
According to the U.S. Department of State, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made this statement at a briefing...
Turkmenistan is going to increase export of liquefied natural gas in 2013, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced.
"A powerful gas production complex functioning in Naip and Bagaja (east of the country) entered into the new year with confidence. Production continues...
Chinese firm Xian Electric will assist Uzbekistan in constructing wind farms in the Central Asian state, local Uzbek media reported on Wednesday.
The Chinese firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uzbekenergo, the country’s governing body for energy, to conduct a...
According to the decree of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, local farmers will receive preferential credits for the purchase of technology and implementation of investment projects.
Authorised banks will allocate credit lines for farmers' associations, daikhan farms,...
In October 2013, Uzbekistan will commission the first stage of production of photovoltaic panels with capacity of 50 MW, according to the presidential decree "On measures to develop alternative sources of energy."
The decree states that an agreement has been reached between the Uzbekenergo...
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a decree "On measures on further development of alternative energy sources".
According to the decree published in mass media of the republic on Saturday, the document is adopted "in order to continue further research and pilot development at a...
The president of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov instructed to finish the realization of the program on providing the people of inhabited areas with clean water in time, the Turkmen government has announced.
This issue was discussed at the meeting of the Cabinet of ministers....
Kazakhstan expects favorable weather and good planting conditions to improve its grain output in 2013, the agriculture ministry said this week.
The country – one of the world’s largest grain exporters – experienced a significant downturn in 2012 due to extreme weather and fires which...
Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusy and head of Kazakh Kostanay region Nuraly Saduakasov have discussed cooperation in agriculture and other spheres in Minsk, the Belarusian governmental press-service reported.
"The parties have discussed the conditions and prospects of mutually...
At end of 2012, ADBN member Dr. Iskander Abdullaev was selected as Executive Director of Central Asian Regional Environmental Center (CAREC). Founders of CAREC are Central Asian countries consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,...
Kazakhstan is increasing investment in the alternative energy sector as it looks to lessen dependence on oil and gas.
Thirty-four green power generation projects will be implemented throughout the vast country, the Kazakh ministry of industry and new technologies said in a statement...
The Rogun HPP to be built on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan will not threaten regional security, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia Saroj Kumar Jha said in an interview published on the bank's official website.
This conclusion was made by experts undertaking assessment of the...
EU Special Representative to Central Asia, Patricia Flor, taking part in the fourth high level conference 'EU - Central Asia: Environment and Water Cooperation Platform' held in Bishkek on Thursday has supported an independent examination of the construction of the Kambarata hydropower plant in...
Implementation of the transnational Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project is assigned a specific role in the formation of the global energy security architecture, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at a government meeting, the Turkmen...
Ukrainian Altcom Road Construction Ltd has completed construction of a road bridge over the Amu Darya between Atamurat-Kerkichi in Turkmenistan, an official Turkmen source reported.
The bridge is about 1500 meters long and the width of the two-lane road is more than 10 metres. Some 14...
Water sharing between Central Asian countries has been conflicting for quite a long time already.
