As Spot reported, during his visit to Karakalpakstan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the launch of 11 facilities worth $592 million.
The president also launched construction of 47 new investment projects worth a total of $7 billion, implemented with foreign partners. The projects are expected to create 8,000 high-income jobs, according to the presidential press service.
The projects cover energy, the digital economy, industry, transport, healthcare and services.
For example, construction is entering an active phase on a major 1.5 GW wind power plant in Kungrad district. The $2.6 billion project is being implemented with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA.
To connect the wind farm to the grid, 1,500 km of transmission lines will be built. Three new 500 kV substations will also be constructed, while two existing ones will be upgraded.
In Chimbay district, a biogas production complex using licorice roots will be built jointly with South Korean partners, with an annual capacity of 3 million cubic meters. A waste-to-energy plant will also be built in Nukus.
Two other initiatives focus on transport infrastructure. Construction is starting on a 92-km section of the A-380 Guzar-Bukhara-Nukus-Beyneu highway. The Asian Development Bank has provided $233 million for the project.
In Nukus, a public transport project will be implemented with the participation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The project includes the purchase of 112 electric buses and the construction of a new depot.
In addition, projects worth $2.28 billion are being implemented jointly with Chinese partners in Kungrad and Takhiatash districts to produce digital currency and build data centers for artificial intelligence.
Another data center will be built in Takhtakupyr district. A $20 million gold mining project has also been launched at the Zengibobo deposit in Karauzyak district.
With the participation of Turkish partners, a $103 million shopping and entertainment complex with recreational areas modeled on Tashkent’s Seoul Mun is planned to be built along the Dustlik Canal in Nukus. A large modern shopping center worth $15 million is also planned in Amudarya district.
Indian partners will participate in establishing a university of medical sciences and a hospital providing high-tech medical care.
In addition, the president reviewed a presentation of the New Uzbekistan residential district in Nukus. Design work has begun for a 270-hectare development that will include apartment buildings for 30,000 residents, business centers, shopping, service and entertainment facilities.
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