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Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev with foreign investors at the Energy Sector Investors’ Council meeting in Tashkent.

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Video. Uzbekistan signs $4.7bn energy deals, plans two more nuclear plants

Updated: 16/10/2026 - 22:13 GMT+2

Foreign firms including ACWA Power, EDF and Toyota Tsusho are involved in projects covering 3,000 MW of generating capacity and 400 MW of storage. Tashkent is also preparing 128 oil and gas exploration blocks for investors and pursuing a future electricity connection to Europe.

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