Uzbekistan signs $4.7bn energy deals and plans two nuclear power plants

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Uzbekistan signed six energy agreements totaling $4.7 billion to add 3,000 MW of generating capacity and 400 MW of storage, involving international firms from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Japan, France, and Qatar. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also announced plans for two additional nuclear power plants, following the commencement of a first facility with Russia's…

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