Construction of the region's first solar plant with storage has begun in Kyzylorda
Construction of the Orda Power solar power plant has begun in Kyzylorda ahead of Republic Day.
Renewable energy
Dushanbe Orders Solar Panels Installed at All City Enterprises
At the 7th session of the Dushanbe Majlis of People's Deputies, sectoral bodies were tasked with domestic company Ruftob LLC to resolve installing solar panels at all city enterprises.
Kazakhstan Development Bank approves KZT 55 billion for solar power plants for Kazatomprom and KEGOC
Kazakhstan Development Bank approved 814 mln yuan (~KZT 54.5 bn) financing for Altyn Dala Energy to fund the first phase of a 1 GW renewables project: two solar plants for Kazatomprom and KEGOC.
Cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea has gained a German partner, but so far only on paper
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan's Green Corridor Alliance JV signed a memorandum with Germany's Siemens Energy.
Uzbekistan introduces "exemplary consumer" status for energy resources — and reduces prepayment from 90% to 15%
Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev signed a decree introducing "exemplary consumer" status for businesses using electricity and gas, cutting mandatory prepayment for energy from 100% to 15%.
China launched an offshore wind farm with 18-megawatt turbines
One turbine at the Fanshi wind farm generates enough energy in a year to power several thousand households.
Spain turns former energy weakness into national project
For decades, the country relied on imported oil and gas—a classic economic vulnerability. Now it is trying to turn that weakness into a competitive advantage.