Noticias sobre Uzbekistan
SUEZ wins a €142 million contract to improve water services for Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The Municipality of Tashkent, the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services and SUEZ have signed an innovative and pioneer contract aiming to modernize the Uzbek capital’s water and wastewater networks and improve the management of its water company Tashkent Shahar SuvTaminoti (TSST), in line with the highest international standards.
AIIB commits US$385 million for improving water access in Uzbekistan
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors has approved a USD385-million loan to provide access to safely managed water and sanitation services and strengthen the operational performance of water utility in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara Region.
Deadline extended for $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
New deadline for applications is 1 June 2020.
World Bank supports modernization of water infrastructure in Uzbekistan
The World Bank has approved a $239 million credit from the International Development Association for financing of the Water Services and Institutional Support Project in Uzbekistan.
IHA welcomes Small Hydropower Plants Association of Kyrgyzstan as affiliate member
The International Hydropower Association has announced that the Small Hydropower Plants Association of Kyrgyzstan has joined as an affiliate member.
IHA launches $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
First call for proposals announced with April 2020 application deadline.
The Aral Sea: the difficult return of water
10 years after the documentary shot by Isabel Coixet, the Aral Sea continues to be a paradigm of the errors that trigger an environmental disaster with terrible humanitarian consequences.
Experts reveal build up to global water crisis as water scarcity increases
Earlier this week participants in the Water 2019 conference hosted by Chatham House, the nearly century-old think tank based in London, discussed the geopolitics of water,…
Experts present prescription to avoid dangerous water shortfall for 70 million Central Asians
Urgent need to replace competition with co-operation in the Aral Sea Basin.
Uzbekistan signs MOU with Israel’s Watergen to fight water shortage
The government of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday with the Israel-based company, Watergen in an effort aimed at harnessing and using the company’s patented technology to make pure, clean-drinking water out of ambient air.
ADB supports Uzbekistan in harnessing indigenous hydropower resources
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $60 million loan to construct hydropower plants (HPPs) capable of adding 25 megawatts (MW) capacity, which will help the Government of Uzbekistan achieve its goal of diversifying the country’s energy mix through greater use of clean energy sources and lowering carbon emissions.
EIB and Uzbekistan take first steps towards a EUR 100m investment program for the Aral Sea
EIB and Uzbekistan`s Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade sign Memoranda of Understanding to save Aral Sea from extinction; MoU paves way for EUR 100m investment program in…
Asia’s glaciers provide buffer against drought
A new study to assess the contribution that Asia’s high mountain glaciers make to relieving water stress in the region is published this week in the journal Nature.
EU grants €7M to strengthen water security in Central Asia
The European Union and the World Bank signed an agreement for a new €7 million grant to support water and energy security in Central Asia.
ADB loan to improve water supply system in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $105.3 million loan to help rehabilitate and expand the regional water supply system in the Yangiyul and Chinaz districts of Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan, delivering safe potable water to over 220,000 people.
ADB supports modernization of Uch-Kurgan Hydropower Plant, Kyrgyz Republic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million financing package to modernize aging equipment and improve power generation capacity at the Uch-Kurgan hydropower plant (HPP), the oldest of the six HPPs installed along the Naryn River cascade in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Shrinking heart
This heart-shaped body of water may look cute for Valentine’s Day but just as love sometimes fades, this emerald sea is withering away.