The Sazagan 1 and 2 projects, located in Samarkand, consist of 500MW solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and 334MW battery energy storage systems (BESS), with commercial operations expected between 2Q26 and 2Q27. The collaboration also includes the Kungrad 1, 2, and 3 wind projects in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. 

On September 26, Uzbekistan's Tashkent hosted the first-ever Central Asian Urban Forum, a pivotal event for the region. Experts from across the globe convened to tackle the pressing question: Can rapid urbanization and sustainability coexist without erasing cultural heritage? Alongside debates on green spaces and heritage preservation, gender equality in architecture took center stage, with calls for more women to lead in shaping the region’s urban future. 

Uzbekistan Mortgage Refinancing Company, the Joint-Stock Commercial Bank, successfully issued green corporate bonds on the Republican Stock Exchange Tashkent. The total volume of the bond issuance reached approximately $4mn. 

Uzbekistan’s uranium industry is in the spotlight as geopolitical shifts threaten to reshape the global nuclear energy market. Following the U.S. ban on Russian uranium imports, enacted on August 12, under the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, the question arises: how will this affect Uzbekistan, one of the world’s top uranium producers?