00:00Three central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, are set to launch a joint hydropower plant with a capacity of
00:07nearly 2,000 megawatts.
00:09The facility will be located on the Naran River in Kyrgyzstan.
00:34Countries across Central Asia are accelerating their shift towards carbon neutrality.
00:39Tajikistan, rich in water resources and home for more than 13,000 glaciers, already generates around 91% of its
00:46electricity from hydropower and other renewable sources.
00:50Uzbekistan has cut emissions by 35% under its Paris Agreement commitments and aims to increase the share of green
00:57energy in its power mix to 50% by the end of this decade.
01:01Meanwhile, Kazakhstan operates 162 renewable energy facilities with a further 10 projects set to come online this year.
01:09We want to make, construct 11 incineration plants for incinerating the West and getting the electricity from the West.
01:18In one year in Uzbekistan, we produce about 40 million stones of the West.
01:23From this year, two of the plants are going to be in operation and we start incinerating and getting the
01:30electricity.
01:31So there wouldn't be downfields anymore in Uzbekistan.
01:34So we are paying more attention to the circular economy.
01:38Why we are doing that? Because the resources are limited, as you know.
01:43In response, Kazakhstan is turning to nuclear energy.
01:46The country has approved building three nuclear power plants in cooperation with China and Russia.
01:52The projects are expected to address potential energy shortage and help Kazakhstan's transition towards cleaner energy resources.
02:00Tomiris Bilal for URI News from Astana.
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