TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 29. The Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov will pay a working visit to Almaty on January 30-31, the spokesperson of the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Bekzod Khidoyatov said in his Telegram channel, Trend reports.

Tengrinews.kz - The Tazhen checkpoint on the Kazakh-Uzbek border will be closed from February 1 for three months, according to the press service of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance.

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 27. Energy ministers from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, along with representatives from the World Bank (WB), discussed the implementation of the Kambarata HPP-1 (Hydroelectric Power Plant) construction project, Tren d reports.

TASHKENT. Jan 28 (Interfax) - Officials from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the World Bank agreed on the key principles and stages of the Kambarata HPP-1 hydropower plant project during a meeting in Tashkent, the Uzbek Energy Ministry told Interfax.

A video shot by a witness and posted on social media networks on Monday appears to show sour gas leaking to the surface at numerous locations around a troubled gas well in Uzbekistan where two blowouts last September killed four workers.

The foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have signed a two-year cooperation program. As part of a visit by a Turkmen delegation led by

Uzbekistan Airways airliners have changed their routes when flying to Europe to avoid Russian and Belarusian airspace as a "precautionary measure," the Uzbek news outlet Repost reported on Jan. 28. The news comes a month after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan after flying through the Russian airspace.

Uzbekistan is launching a green energy offensive in 2025 that aims to boost the share of renewable energy usage in the country from 16 percent at present to 26 percent by the end of the year.

Tengrinews.kz - More and more labor migrants from Uzbekistan began to choose Kazakhstan in search of earnings, according to Gazeta.uz.

The government reports that Kazakhstan’s total water supply network spans 100,000 kilometers, most requiring significant repairs or complete replacement. In some regions, more than 50% of infrastructure is outdated, contributing to water loss and declining service quality.

The Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are exploring the development of nuclear power. Last fall, Kazakhstan passed a controversial referendum to build a nuclear power plant.

Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have opened the border crossing points "Kaplanbek" and "Navoi," but they will operate with restrictions. This was reported by the press service of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Ministry of Finance.