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Kazakhstan awards Russia, China one nuclear plant project each, Uzbekistan revises its plan to include large facility
Solution favoured by Astana will help balance relations with Moscow and Beijing.
Central Asia’s agricultural sector facing heat this coming growing season
Dry and warm conditions expected to heighten irrigation needs.
Central Asian states are sharing water resources
Hydropower is part of the equation.
Kyrgyzstan offers to help Tajikistan build artificial glaciers
Each "ice tower" costs between $3,000 and $4,000 and can store up to 50,000 cubic metres of water. Kyrgyz have already built around 30.
Water will one day be more valuable than oil in Central Asia, warns Tajik analyst
Melting of glaciers in Tajikistan’s mountains a grave threat to region’s water security.
How Ulaanbaatar’s toxic air is killing its children
Particulate matter that can enter the bloodstream, has been measured at 27 times the level the WHO says is safe. And things are getting worse.
Uzbekistan: Hub for electric vehicles in Central Asia – report
China expanding share of global EV market.
Kazakhstan joins Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan in warning Taliban canal could hit water security
Knock-on effects could leave country facing crisis, Astana conference hears.
EBRD2025: EBRD backs Azerbaijan’s green transition with rising investments
Lender’s total investment in Azerbaijan now exceeds $4bn, as eyes hydrogen, connectivity and energy efficiency.
Eurasia a significant source of methane emissions – report
Russia and Turkmenistan are primary offenders.
Looking at ramifications of China’s shifting energy usage patterns on Central Asia
Renewables are up, fossil fuels down.
Caspian Sea may become next Aral, but who is to blame?
Some forecasting even indicates the decline of the body of water could pose a threat to the shipping section of the rapidly expanding Middle Corridor transit route.
Azerbaijan and China sign major renewable energy deals
Baku is accelerating its partnerships with major Chinese energy firms in developing large-scale renewable infrastructure, including offshore wind, floating solar and battery storage projects.
US strikes mineral deals with Uzbekistan – Tashkent report
Nuclear energy cooperation also in play.
Tajikistan: Rogun Dam project going under microscope
World Bank’s financing role facing scrutiny.
Rare earths top agenda at first ever Central Asia-EU summit
In aspiring for a strategic partnership with the region, Brussels has one eye firmly fixed on deposits of critical minerals.