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Central Asia Energy News Digest Issue 18

Date:听1-15 October 2019 听听

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Kyrgyzstan

Six people die in coal mines over the weekend

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The echo of the tragedy: Kyrgyzstan to tighten regulation of coal companies

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Video of how illegal coal mines are run in Kyrgyzstan

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Delegation from EU and EBRD visits Oshelectro鈥檚 smart metering and GIS systems (subscription)

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PM Abylgaziev calls for review of options for reviving Bishkek鈥檚 second CHP plant (subscription)

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Poor quality gasoline destroys the health of Kyrgyzstan

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Coal supply to Bishkek CHP plant. Again corruption?

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All boiler houses in Osh ready for the heating season

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It is very important to prevent coal prices from rising in winter - Osh Mayor

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New system to block dust release from coal installed at Bishkek CHP plant

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekneftegaz and SOCAR to consider joint oil production in the Caspian

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Uzbekistan announces winner for first solar PV tender

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Uzbekneftegaz eyes to up exports by SOCAR Trading

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Bukhara introduces innovative technologies in the power industry

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Over US$ 44 million lost for heating Tashkent annually

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Uzbekistan tests Belarusian Vitovt electric bus

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ADB allocates funds for HPPs construction in Uzbekistan

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IAEA discusses Uzbekistan's nuclear energy program

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Underground oil refinery discovered in Ferghana region

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Strategy for the transition to Green Economy approved

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Renewable energy development will not lead to higher prices - Ministry of Energy

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Turkey-Japan joint project in Uzbekistan to save up to 500 million cubic meters of gas

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EBRD plans to boost green energy financing in Uzbekistan

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Uzbeknefteqaz Board Chairman: SOCAR provides a lot of technical support for us

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IFC to help Uzbekistan find money for a power plant in Sirdaryo region

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Uzbekistan plans to double hydropower plant's capacity

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Four reactors instead of two: Uzbekistan to increase capacity of planned nuclear power plant

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Uzbekistan chooses nuclear energy (le Figaro)

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Ministry of Energy reports that Uzbekistan uses hydraulic fracturing for gas production

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Gas supplying enterprises receive 188 billion soums (US$ 19.9 million) after raising tariffs illegally

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Uzbeks consume the least amount of electricity per capita in the CIS after Kyrgyzstan

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Uzbekistan plans to set higher electricity tariff for cryptocurrency mining companies

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ADB to support the construction of several hydropower plants in Qashqadaryo region

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Shell to build gas processing plant with a capacity of 5 billion cubic meters per year

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Tajikistan

IMF praises Tajikistan for raising electricity tariffs

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More than 3.9 billion kWh generated at Dushanbe TPP-2 since 2014

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Slightly more than half of boiler houses in Tajikistan ready for work in the winter

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Tajik electricity exports drop sharply due to attack on transmission line in Afghanistan

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Dushanbe thermal power plants are ready for the heating season

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President tells Al Jazeera about the importance of energy, Rogun HPP and CASA-1000

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Sangtuda-1 inspected for cold season readiness

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Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan鈥檚 CHP plants to connect to gas network in summer 2020

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Mayor Kulginov speaks about how gasification of the capital will reduce emissions

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Saryarka gas pipeline reaches Nur-Sultan. What's next?

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Kazakh gasoline and diesel fuel production up by 13% and 9% respectively

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Samruk-Kazyna to buy half of Ekibastuz state district power station-2 before end of the year

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Bioethanol production to start in North Kazakhstan

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New solar park to be built in Turkestan region

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Kazakhstan's top renewable energy producing regions named

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Transportation of Kazakh oil through the BTC pipeline may become possible in the future - Minister of Energy

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Electricity tariffs increase in three regions of Kazakhstan

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Are thermal power plants in the capital ready to switch to gas?

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Karachaganak field resumes operation after major repairs

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Kashgan production to increase by 500 thousand barrels听

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Kazakhstan offered to increase use of actions for the sale of LPG

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Coal scuffle between Russia and Kazakhstan

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How much money is needed for the gasification of Nur-Sultan?

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Gas price in Kazakhstan to increase five times after removal of regulations - monopolists

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Karaganda to become pioneer in green bonds

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Cost of electric buses purchased for the capital announced

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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan and Pakistan to negotiate TAPI gas pipeline project

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UAE and Afghanistan buy liquefied gas in Turkmenistan

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Naip field completes modernization of gas processing unit

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Turkmenistan鈥檚 mainline to China

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Ukrainian Naftogaz is interested in receiving Turkmen gas from independent producers

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Ukrainian Naftogaz calls on Gazprom to unblock access to Turkmen gas

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Afghanistan looking for US$ 12 billion in investments for TAPI promised previously by Ashgabat听

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Other regional news

CASA-1000 project: are clouds gathering?

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EDB intends to finance US$ 600 million of renewable energy projects听

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Energy Charter Secretariat publishes Energy Investment Risk Assessment 2019

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EAEU countries identify principles for harmonizing gas policies

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Analysis

Kazakhstan oil and gas industry: circumstances are not a hindrance

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Energy Investment Risk Assessment - Country profile Kazakhstan听

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Energy Investment Risk Assessment - Country profile Kyrgyzstan

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Energy Investment Risk Assessment - Country profile Uzbekistan

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Events

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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