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• What Is Behind Tajikistan’s Skyrocketing Fuel Prices?

  Published 21 July 2018 | viewed 6,682 times

  One of the most popular means to get around Tajikistan’s capital is the “three-somoni taxi,” named for the set price of the fare. No more.…

• Uzbekistan, Russia Announce Joint Nuclear Facility

  Published 14 July 2018 | viewed 8,643 times

  Uzbekistan has said it has reached an agreement with Russia to jointly build a nuclear power plant, a development it says will help it economize…

• Azerbaijan’s Pipeline Conundrum

  Published 16 June 2018 | viewed 9,444 times

  Upwards of a thousand dignitaries – including the presidents of Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Serbia – assembled June 12 at a barren site outside…

• Iran Looks To Boost Energy Relations With Turkmenistan

  Published 31 March 2018 | viewed 5,562 times

  Turkmenistan is exploring options on natural gas swap deals with Iran to export its fuel to markets further afield, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reportedly said…

• Uzbekistan Looks To Export Electricity To Afghanistan

  Published 26 March 2018 | viewed 5,014 times

  Senior officials with Uzbekistan’s state-run power company have said work has begun on building power cables to Afghanistan that will enable them to increase exports…

• Azerbaijan-Europe Gas Pipeline Gets $1B In Funding

  Published 24 March 2018 | viewed 11,435 times

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved 932 million Euros ($1.15 billion) in loans for the Trans Anatolian gas Pipeline (TANAP) being constructed across Turkey…

• Tajikistan’s New Hydroelectric Plant Can Benefit Entire Region

  Published 10 March 2018 | viewed 8,089 times

  In the boldest signal of bilateral amity to date, Uzbekistan’s president announced during a seminal visit to Tajikistan on March 9 that he intends to…

• Turkmenistan Looks To Boost Electricity Exports

  Published 03 March 2018 | viewed 11,774 times

  With all the fanfare that accompanied the recent start to work on the Afghanistan section of TAPI – the pipeline that Turkmenistan hopes will one day pump…

• Uzbekistan Races To Boost Energy Production

  Published 11 February 2018 | viewed 8,241 times

  Since the soil beneath Uzbekistan is brimming with oil and gas riches, the president asked indignantly at a recent government meeting, why are the people…

• Ambitious TAPI Pipeline Grows Closer To Completion

  Published 10 February 2018 | viewed 9,672 times

  It is the natural gas pipeline project that many have long said could never happen. But the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline, or TAPI for short, is taking…

• Work Resumes On Troubled Turkmenistan-China Pipeline

  Published 04 February 2018 | viewed 7,775 times

  Work has resumed in Tajikistan on construction work on a natural gas pipeline running from Turkmenistan to China. Deputy Energy and Water Resources Minister Jamshed…

• Tajikistan’s Newest Hydropower Project

  Published 03 February 2018 | viewed 7,720 times

  The first turbines at Tajikistan’s Roghun hydropower plant are set to go into operation on November 16 — a date chosen to coincide with a…

• Russia Takes Action To Clean Up Soviet Era Nuclear Waste

  Published 02 December 2017 | viewed 10,935 times

  Confronting one of the most hazardous environmental legacies of the Soviet era, Russian authorities are taking steps to clean up a decades-old problem posed by…

• Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Set To Rekindle Energy Ties

  Published 12 November 2017 | viewed 8,532 times

  In the latest heartening indication of improving energy cooperation in Central Asia, Uzbekistan is pledging to reintegrate its electricity grid with that of Tajikistan. Efforts…

• Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Strengthen Energy Relations

  Published 08 November 2017 | viewed 3,382 times

  A source at a state-run natural gas company in Tajikistan has told media that they are finalizing negotiations to resume the import of gas from…

• Controversial Azeri Pipeline Receives $500M Funding

  Published 21 October 2017 | viewed 10,116 times

  The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s board on October 18 approved $500 million in funding for the Azerbaijan-led TANAP pipeline, which will facilitate the…

• With A World Awash In Oil, Kazakhstan Faces Fuel Crisis

  Published 14 October 2017 | viewed 10,744 times

  Kazakhstan, a nation rich in hydrocarbons, is grappling with a gasoline shortage that has enveloped the entire country, including the capital, Astana, and the southern…

• The Mysterious Company Behind Kyrgyzstan's Hydro Disaster

  Published 19 September 2017 | viewed 12,677 times

  It is back to square one for Kyrgyzstan, as the Central Asian state strives to build a giant hydropower plant. Representatives of a little-known entity…

• BP And Azerbaijan Lock In Caspian Sea Oil Deal

  Published 16 September 2017 | viewed 11,400 times

  The government of Azerbaijan signed a new production sharing agreement (PSA) with the consortium operating the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli oil field in the Caspian. The new deal gives Baku…

• Iran To Become Essential Hub In China’s Belt And Road Initiative

  Published 09 September 2017 | viewed 13,661 times

  China’s strategic interest in Iran is intensifying. Chinese manufacturers are looking to establish new operations in Iran, and Tehran is viewed as a vital transport…