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BelAZ to ship underground vehicles to Uzbekistan

The batch that the Belarusian company plans to ship to Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Plant in the near future will include underground trucks MoAZ 65010 and load-haul-dump units MoAZ 4035.

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The Belarusian automobile engineering company OAO BelAZ will deliver a batch of underground vehicles to Uzbekistan, the company told BelTA.
The batch that the Belarusian company plans to ship to Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Plant in the near future will include underground trucks MoAZ 65010 and load-haul-dump units MoAZ 4035.
BelAZ underground vehicles are designed to help the production of minerals in underground mines, tunnels and other space-limited environment. BelAZ vehicles are used at mining companies of Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other CIS states.
“BelAZ is working continuously on the modernization of its underground vehicles, implementation of new technical solutions. The company is also busy with improving the operation of its vehicles, developing new models,” the company said.
Based in Zhodino, Minsk Oblast, the public joint-stock company (OAO) BelAZ is the world's leading manufacturer of haul trucks with a large carrying capacity and an extremely large carrying capacity. The company also makes other kinds of heavy transport vehicles for the mining industry and the civil engineering industry

 

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Uzbekistan to produce 5,000 MTZ tractors, 500 Gomselmash harvesters annually

The Industry Ministry has held a lot of meetings and has signed several agreements, including four basic cooperation agreements with MTZ, Gomselmash, Bobruiskagromash mechanical engineering company, and Minsk Motor Plant.

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Uzbekistan intends to produce 5,000 tractors of Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) and 500 harvesters of the Belarusian agricultural machinery manufacturer Gomselmash every year, Belarus' Industry Minister Pavel Utyupin told journalists, BelTA has learned.
“The Industry Ministry has held a lot of meetings and has signed several agreements, including four basic cooperation agreements with MTZ, Gomselmash, Bobruiskagromash mechanical engineering company, and Minsk Motor Plant,” Pavel Utyupin said. According to him, the partners from the two countries have set ambitious goals. In the coming years, they plan to increase the production volume of tractors in Uzbekistan up to 5,000 units a year, Bobruiskagromash machinery – up to 1,000 units, Gomselmash machinery – up to 500 units. Minsk Motor Plant, being one of MTZ suppliers, will also increase its production volume up to 5,000 units annually.
“Each agreement provides for training of specialists in Belarus, drawing up a roadmap which will determine products and share of local content which may be up to 50%. In line with the agreement, the products will be sold not only on Uzbekistan's domestic market. Initially some 25-30% of the products will be shipped to the neighboring countries,” Pavel Utyupin said. “Of course, we will not be able to set up such enterprises at once, but it is important that the products will be competitive in the market. We aim to achieve the goal in one or two years,” he added.
Pavel Utyupin said that enterprises affiliated with the Industry Ministry account for around 30% of the Belarusian export to Uzbekistan. “What is more important is that the export has increased. Last year it doubled. This year the export has grown thanks to the Belarusian automobile engineering company MAZ, Bobruiskagromash, and MTZ which has recently started to export to Uzbekistan not only ready-made tractors but also knock-down kits,” he noted.
The Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ is one of Uzbekistan's long-time partners. The products are highly competitive: almost all quarry vehicles in Uzbekistan are from Belarus. “We dominate this market and show our efficiency,” Pavel Utyupin noted.

 

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EDB plans to implement up to 5 projects in Uzbekistan

Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is currently considering about 70 projects, of which from three to five projects are planned to be implemented in Uzbekistan

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Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is currently considering about 70 projects, of which from three to five projects are planned to be implemented in Uzbekistan, Trend reports citing TASS.ru.

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"We have about 70 projects under review at various stages. The total amount is at least $2 billion," Deputy Chairman of the Bank Amangeldy Isenov said.

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The major part of the projects, according to Isenov, falls on Russia and Kazakhstan, which are the founders of EDB.

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Isenov did not rule out the possibility of financing projects in countries that are not participants of EDB, in particular, in Uzbekistan. "We are talking about three to five projects related to Russian investments in Uzbekistan," he said, recalling that Uzbekistan’s membership in the EDB is currently being discussed.

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He added that EDB may enter the capital of Russian banks, if this does not contradict the mission of the bank.

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The Eurasian Development Bank is an international financial organization established by Russia and Kazakhstan in January 2006 to promote the development of the market economies of the member states, their economic growth and the expansion of mutual trade and economic ties. The states parties to the bank are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.

 

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Uzbekistan to build tallest skyscraper in Central Asia

A skyscraper more than 215 meters high will be erected on the territory of Tashkent City to become the highest building in Central Asia

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A skyscraper more than 215 meters high will be erected on the territory of Tashkent City; thereby; it will become the highest building in Central Asia, Trend reports citing Sputnik Uzbekistan.

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The official name of this object will be announced after August 15.

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The construction of 50-storey building on the territory of a little more than one and a half hectares is proceeding at a fast pace. At the end of June, 2019, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev appreciated the construction progress of Tashkent City.

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Foundations of more than 50 buildings have been laid on the territory of the international business center. The Congress Hall and the Hilton Hotel are being actively built.

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Tashkent City is the first business center in Uzbekistan and it consists of eight modern lots. The project will be implemented in four years. Offices, restaurants, cafes, apartments and luxury housing will be located on an area of about 80 hectares, and a small park with an artificial lake will be set up in the center.

 

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Uzbekistan Airways to launch direct flights to Germany

Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct flights to Munich (Germany) from 2020

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Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct flights to Munich (Germany) from 2020, Trend reports citing the airline’s press service.

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The company noted that the airline ticket sales to Munich opens from September 19.

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Flights will be operated starting from April 1, 2020, on Wednesdays and Sundays.

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The price of an economy class return ticket for flights by Uzbekistan Airways in the direction Tashkent-Munich-Tashkent starts from 520 euros.

 

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Uzbekistan Airways to launch direct flights to Germany

Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct flights to Munich (Germany) from 2020

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Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct flights to Munich (Germany) from 2020, Trend reports citing the airline’s press service.

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The company noted that the airline ticket sales to Munich opens from September 19.

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Flights will be operated starting from April 1, 2020, on Wednesdays and Sundays.

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The price of an economy class return ticket for flights by Uzbekistan Airways in the direction Tashkent-Munich-Tashkent starts from 520 euros.

 

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Turkey-Japan joint project in Uzbekistan to save up to 500 mcm of gas (Exclusive)

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Up to 500 million cubic meters of natural gas can be saved after commissioning the second combined cycle gas turbine at the Navoi Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Uzbekistan, Director General of Navoi TPP Kakhromon Ganiev told Trend at the construction site of Navoi TPP JSC during a press tour.
"The first power generating unit of a combined cycle gas turbine was built in Uzbekistan from 2009 to 2012," he added. "The second power generating unit has been constructed since 2017. The construction and commissioning is nearing completion. The second combined cycle gas turbine will be fully commissioned on a turnkey basis by late September."
The first combined cycle gas turbine was constructed in accordance with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s decree dated 2009 "On measures to implement the investment project for the construction of a combined cycle gas turbine at Navoi TPP".
The second combined cycle gas turbine is being constructed in accordance with the presidential decrees dated 2013, 2014 and 2016.
The construction project of the second combined cycle gas turbine is partially funded through the preferential loans of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as well as the loans of the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan and own funds of Uzbekenergo JSC.
"The contract is worth $448.58 million," Ganiev added. "A consortium of Japanese companies Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power System is involved in the construction work. Turkey’s Calik Energy is a subcontractor."
"More than ten power generating units are planned to be built in Uzbekistan," he said. "As a result, there is a need to train personnel. We have built a training center, in which the personnel are trained to work with gas turbines. The instructors were trained by JICA."

"The instructors who will train the staff in Uzbekistan have been trained in Japan within a three-year program," Ganiev said. "There is no need to go to Japan."
"Navoi TPP has a capacity of 1,250 MW," he added. "The first combined cycle gas turbine, commissioned in 2012, has a capacity of 478 MW, while the second combined cycle gas turbine will operate with a capacity of 450 MW, which generates a total of 2,178 MW."
"However, the most powerful station is in Syrdarya region - 3,000 MW as there are 10 power generating units of 300 MW each," Ganiev said.
Moderator of the second combined cycle gas turbine construction project at Navoi TPP representing Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power System Takayuki Kojima added that almost all the equipment was provided by Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power System.
"Japanese companies provide Navoi TPP not only with gas turbines, but also with air-cooled compressors, main pipes and gas compressors," Kojima added.

 

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Uzbekistan launches regular bus service to Moscow

Uzbekistan’s Uzavtotrans Service company has launched regular bus connections with Russian capital of Moscow

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Uzbekistan’s Uzavtotrans Service company has launched regular bus connections with Russian capital of Moscow, Trend reports citing Uzbek media.

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"We launched the first service today. We hope that on the New Year's Eve, the bus service will be loaded well," a representative of Uzavtotrans Service said.

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According to him, after the New Year holidays, many labor migrants from Uzbekistan will return to work in the cities of Russia, which will allow supporting the commercial load of the trip.

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According to the company, trips from the Tashkent bus station to the Novoyasenevskaya bus station in Moscow will be operated on Chinese Yutong buses on Mondays and Thursdays, and back on Fridays and Sundays. Travel time is three days. The cost of the trip is $75.

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Earlier, Uzavtotrans Service LLC postponed the launch of a regular bus service with Moscow from December 19 to 23.

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Regular direct bus service between Russia and Uzbekistan first opened in September last year. The first Russian city where buses from Tashkent went was Nizhny Novgorod. Two months later, service to Kazan was launched.

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The governments of the two countries signed an agreement on international automobile, including bus, communication back in 2000, but until recently there were no direct bus flights.

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In 2018, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev instructed the government to develop regular direct bus services to cities in other countries of Central Asia and Russia. According to Uzbek statistics, today about 2.5 million citizens of Uzbekistan work abroad, including more than 2 million in Russia.

 

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Huawei launches “smart” education system in Uzbekistan

Huawei presented to Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev a system of “smart” education based on an innovative study room, opened with the assistance of Uzbektelecom

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Huawei presented to Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev a system of “smart” education based on an innovative study room, opened with the assistance of Uzbektelecom, Trend reports with reference to the Uzbek media.

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The room was presented during an opening of a new building of a specialized school for in-depth study of ICT named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi.

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During the visit of the head of state, representatives of Huawei held a demonstration of the organization of the educational process through the use of innovative technologies. Based on the CloudLink intelligent video conferencing system, a connection was made to the training center of the company's headquarters in China.

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This solution allows a teacher in real time, being anywhere in the world, conduct a lecture lessons for several educational institutions. Thanks to the “friendly system" management interface, both a teacher and a student can easily use it.

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Thanks to Huawei software, which was developed specifically for Smart Education projects and integrated with media tablets, a teacher in real time can: monitor student activities; broadcast media resources (presentations, educational films) both to students' media tablets and to an intellectual board; conduct exam tests with the ability to notify the result immediately after the exam has expired.

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In 2020, Huawei, together with the Ministry of Education, plans to use these intelligent systems in two more schools in Tashkent.

 

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Uzbekneftegaz, SOCAR to set up trading JV

Uzbekneftegaz and the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR are planning to set up a trader JV to supply hydrocarbons from Uzbekistan to Europe, Uzbekneftegaz said.

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Uzbekneftegaz and the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR are planning to set up a trader JV to supply hydrocarbons from Uzbekistan to Europe, Uzbekneftegaz said.

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On November 20, a meeting with representatives of SOCAR, SOCAR Trading and Chemtrade was held at Uzbekneftegaz. The parties reached a cooperation agreement during a visit of the Uzbekneftegaz senior executives to Baku in October.

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The JV will become a new area for Uzbekneftegaz, which will make possible the exports to the markets of Europe, and other countries to where Uzbekistan has no direct transport corridors.

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Uzbekneftegaz produces 70 BCM of natural gas and 8 metric tons of liquid hydrocarbons a year, with over 15 BCM exported to China, Russia and the Central Asia countries, as well as about 100 thousand tons of oil products to neighboring countries.

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In May, Uzbekneftegaz, SOCAR and BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) signed an agreement on geological exploration in the Uzbek part of the Aral Sea, Sam-Kosbulak and Baiterek investment blocks of the Ustyurt region.

 

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Chinese company to launch electric pickups production unit in Uzbekistan

Chinese company Hebei Good Hope Logistics Development Co. will launch an electric pickups production unit in Uzbekistan. The relevant agreement was inked during the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to China in April this year.

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Chinese company Hebei Good Hope Logistics Development Co. will launch an electric pickups production unit in Uzbekistan. The relevant agreement was inked during the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to China in April this year.

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The unit will be located in the Angren Free Economic Zone, with localization level planned to be brought up to 50%.

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The agreement also provides for the production of high-quality architectural glass (3-12 mm), electrical products (motors, pumps, electric traction tools, metal processing equipment), photovoltaic modules, etc.

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Preparation and approval of the project feasibility study is scheduled for January 2020, the commissioning of the first project is due in January 2021

 

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US$ 1.8 billion wind farm to be erected in Bukhara province

Wind mast installing ceremony was held in Bukhara’s Gijduvan district as part of the implementation of a wind farm project with the Chinese corporation Lioaning Lide, the Foreign Ministry said.

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Wind mast installing ceremony was held in Bukhara’s Gijduvan district as part of the implementation of a wind farm project with the Chinese corporation Lioaning Lide, the Foreign Ministry said.

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6 thousand hectares were allocated by the Bukhara governor’s office for the US$ 1.8 billion project with 1.5 thousand MW production capacity. It is planned that the project will be implemented in three phases. In phase I, the construction of a 200 MW power plant is planned to attract foreign direct investment in the amount of US$ 240 million.

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In the ceremony were present the Bukhara governor Uktam Barnoev, the president of Lioaning Lide Zhang Yulian, officials of the involved ministries and departments of Uzbekistan.

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President Zhang Yulian said that his company intends to continue to make efforts to implement major renewable energy projects in Uzbekistan, using the best international experience and modern technologies.

 

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Russia may set up a maintenance center for its MC-21 aircraft in Uzbekistan, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.

When visiting the Tashkent Mechanical Plant he said that the plant may become a basis for the establishment of such a center.

"We also wanted to talk about the MC-21. Let’s assume that Uzbekistan is actively participating in this program, and we are talking about the possibility of using this ultra-modern aircraft by the Uzbek airlines, then we could create a spare parts warehouse for the entire region on the basis of this plant," he said.

Rogozin stressed that Russia is interested not only in selling aircraft, but also in its maintenance

 

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Russia may set up a maintenance center for its MC-21 aircraft in Uzbekistan, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.

When visiting the Tashkent Mechanical Plant he said that the plant may become a basis for the establishment of such a center.

"We also wanted to talk about the MC-21. Let’s assume that Uzbekistan is actively participating in this program, and we are talking about the possibility of using this ultra-modern aircraft by the Uzbek airlines, then we could create a spare parts warehouse for the entire region on the basis of this plant," he said.

Rogozin stressed that Russia is interested not only in selling aircraft, but also in its maintenance

seems the Uzbeks are getting into the aerospace industry, since they invested in manufacturing and maintaining ATR aircraft locally and now the MC-21

 

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Uzbekistan, Tajikistan mulling construction of two hydropower plants

Uzbekistan and Tajikistan launched the talks to jointly build two hydropower plants on the Zarafshan River in Tajikistan, the Uzbek Ministry of Energy said.

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Uzbekistan and Tajikistan launched the talks to jointly build two hydropower plants on the Zarafshan River in Tajikistan, the Uzbek Ministry of Energy said.

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On January 28, Tajik government delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Shoimzoda Jamshed Shodi,arrived in Tashkent to discuss the project implementation. The Uzbek delegation was led by First Deputy Minister of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov.

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The parties discussed the procedure and the terms for equity participation in the construction and operation of hydropower plants. After reaching common agreements, more details will be stipulated in an Electricity Purchase Agreement and Project Feasibility Study, the statement added.

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At the first stage, it is planned to build the 140 MW Yavan hydroelectric station with an estimated cost of US$ 282 million, which will designed to generate 700-800 million kWh. At the next stage, the parties will consider the possibility of building a 135 MW hydroelectric station on the Fandarya River with an estimated cost of US $ 270 million, with 500-600 million kWh generation capacity.

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“The generated electricity will be exclusively for Uzbekistan needs. The project will help maintain the peak capacity of the unified energy system and create jobs during the construction and operation of hydropower plants,” the statement noted.