Wednesday, 19, February, 2025

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In order to meet the growing demand for electricity in Uzbekistan and to sustainably provide electricity to the population, social sectors and economic sectors over the past 5 years, a total of 12 thermal power plant project deals have been signed with foreign companies on the principles of public-private partnership, the Minister of Energy said.

Uzbekistan has plans to process up to 300 thousand tons of copper on the domestic market, for this purpose clusters, technoparks and joint ventures manufacturing products from copper are being created, stated the Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology, Ural Yusupov at the international Mining Industry of Uzbekistan and Central Asia congress.

Uzbek Ambassador Karomiddin Gadoev met with the president of the Malaysian Selangor football club, Crown Prince of Selangor State, Amir Shah.

The Interior Ministry announced a criminal case against an Uzbek, 30, based in the Syrian city of Idlib, who runs a military-focused Youtube and other social network channels. The man is now facing Encroachment on the Constitution, Carrying out terrorist activities, and other charges. His channel has been banned in Uzbekistan.

In mid-November, the director of the Center for Spirituality and Education, Otabek Khasanov, posted a video on his Telegram channel, which talked about the launch of “moral checks” into media products of TV channels, radio stations, and social networks (TV series, cartoons, films, songs, and music videos). The goal of the project is to prevent the distribution of products that could have a negative impact on the upbringing of children. The video was later deleted.

The cold air mass that caused the cold snap on the weekend will gradually retreat from the country during the business week and the air temperature will approach the climatic norm, Uzgidromet said.

The Uzbek Technological Metals Plant (UzTMP), a division of the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Plant, is implementing 34 projects for the exploration, production and processing of rare metals in Uzbekistan, said Deputy Head of the company Ulugbek Ruziev at the international congress "Mining Industry of Uzbekistan and Central Asia" that kicked off on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan’s permanent population as of December 9, 2024 stood at 37 million 535 thousand 605 people, the Statistics Agency said. Reportedly, of which 18.6 million are women and 18.9 million are men.

The Ministry of Energy reported on the measures taken to provide households with uninterrupted power supply in the conditions of a sharp cold snap.

A delegation of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade (MIIT) for the first time attended the meeting of the European Union working group on the implementation of the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) on December 4-5 in Brussels.

Deputy Foreign Minister Olim Abdullaev met with the Chargé d'Affaires of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed al-Zahiri.

Uzbekistan's permanent mission to the UN organized a presentation of Uzbekistan's strategy for the development of AI until 2030 at the UN headquarters in New York.

The Kyrgyz PM Akylbek Japarov, signed a resolution allocating land for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project.

Uzbek officials met withthe Director General of the French Campus France, Donatienne Hissard. Donatienne Hissard drew attention to the fact that over the past 5 years, student exchange in the world has increased by 248 million people, or 25%.

Heating and hot water tariffs in Uzbekistan may be raised twice in 2025. announced Ilkhom Turaev, chief of the Department for Operation and Development of Heat Supply Systems of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services at a press conference on December 2.

Cash payment will not be accepted for travel on Tashkent public buses from January 1, 2025, Toshshahartranskhizmat (TShT) said.

The EU Central Asia Envoy (EUSR), Terhi Hakala will soon wrap up her posting and will visit the countries of the region on a farewell tour.

Uzgidromet posted weather forecast for Tashkent city on the weekend. No precipitation is expected on December 6-7 in Tashkent. Fog is possible at night and in the morning. Prevailing temperature at night will be -1…+1 degrees Celsius, and +2…+5 degrees during the day.

Tashkent’s Uchtepa district criminal court reviewed the administrative case against a 32-year-old man who spat on the face of a female passenger on a bus Tuesday.

In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, Uzbeks will have 3 additional days off In December 2024: December 9 (Monday): Since the Constitutional Day falls on a Sunday, in line with Article 208 of the Labor Code the day off is moved to the next working day.