Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production

April 2, 2015 

A complex of cogeneration gas turbine units worth $167m is to be built at the Tashkent thermal power station in Uzbekistan over the next three years.

Uzbekenergo State Joint-Stock Company intends to install four cogeneration gas turbine units with a design capacity of 27 MW each.

Uzbekenergo, along with Japan International Development Agency (JICA) are performing research and technical preparatory work on the project.

The tenders for choosing a building contractor and a supplier of equipment are planned to be announced in 2016. The construction is planned to be completed in late 2017.

Tashkent combined heat and power plant provides the household and industrial consumers in Uzbekistan's capital with heat and electricity.

Azernews

April 3, 2015 

Uzbekistan's cabinet of ministers adopted the 'Decree on measures for further development of the MAN heavy-load vehicles production', under which the Uzbek-German joint venture, MAN Auto-Uzbekistan, will in 2016 launch an enterprise in the Samarkand region to produce cabins for heavy-load trucks.

The decree stipulates that the MAN Truck&Bus AG, a division of MAN group companies, and Uzavtoprom will realize a project to launch the production of cabins for the MAN heavy-load vehicles at the MAN Auto-Uzbekistan JV. JV MAN Auto-Uzbekistan is the customer.

Given that MAN Truck&Bus AG is the owner of the production technology and 'know-how' for the production of MAN heavy vehicles' cabins, the government allowed to carry out the project's development without an initial feasibility study.

The equipment and accessories, necessary for the project's realization and imported to the country, are exempt from all customs duties under the government decision.

At the same time, it was allowed to purchase the equipment and accessories for the production of cabins without tenders, "by signing contracts with manufacturers, recommended by MAN Truck&Bus AG".

An extract of the document was published, and it doesn't indicate the design capacity of the production and its cost.

Uzbekistan's 2015 investment program includes a project for launching a process of assembly of the vehicle cabs at the JV MAN Auto-Uzbekistan. Its cost is $16 million, while the design capacity is 3,000 units per year.

Azernews

April 2, 2015 

The capacity of sulfuric acid production in Uzbekistan will increase by 1.4 times, from 950 metric tons to 1,300 metric tons per year by 2020, according to the decree of Uzbekistan's Cabinet of Ministers.

The government decree envisages increasing the capacity by constructing new sulfuric acid producing facilities (with capacity of 650,000 metric tons per year each) at Ammofos-Maxam JSC and Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine.

It is planned to commission the facilities at Ammofos-Maxam and Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Meanwhile, the outdated facilities for sulfuric acid production will be decommissioned at Ammofos-Maxam (with capacity of 500,000 metric tons per year) and Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (450,000 metric tons per year).

It is planned to finance the projects with the own funds of the Uzhimprom State Joint Stock Company, Uzbek Fund for Reconstruction and Development, loans from local and foreign banks, own funds of Ammofos-Maxam and Navoi Combine.

However, the cost of the projects is not specified in the government decree.

The general contractors for construction of the facilities on a "turnkey" basis will be determined through closed tenders.

Ammofos-Maxam JSC, commissioned in 1969, is the largest of the three chemical enterprises producing phosphate fertilizers in Uzbekistan. The design capacity allows to produce over 338,000 metric tons of ammophos, 500,000 metric tons of sulfuric acid and 417,000 metric tons of wet-process phosphoric acid per year.

Spanish MAXAM Corp. obtained 49 percent of the enterprise's share for $18 million and investment commitments worth $30 million in January 2008. The state is the owner of 51 percent of the block of shares.

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine is one of the largest gold producers in Central Asia. The combine is fully owned by the state. The annual production volume nears $2 billion.

The Times of Central Asia

April 1, 2015 

Uzbekistan's Fund for support of exports of small and private businesses and the "Italy-Uzbekistan" joint chamber of commerce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and agreed to cooperate in establishing close business ties between entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan and Italy, the Jahon information agency reported.

The document was signed late last week during a meeting of the Fund's representatives with Luigi Iperti, the president of the "Italy-Uzbekistan" joint chamber of commerce.

Their negotiations discussed further expansion of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, as well as establishing and strengthening mutual business ties. At the meeting the Fund presented Uzbekistan's export potential and conditions created to support exports.

The Italian guest expressed big interest in participation of Uzbek businessmen in trade fairs of textile, wine-making, and agricultural industries in Italy and offered his assistance in organizational issues. He also welcomed the idea to export Uzbek capers, wine, and honey to Italy.

The Uzbek export support fund also invited Italian importing companies, supermarket chains, and other interested organizations to take part in an international conference of the food and textile industries which will be held on April 29 and 30 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

It is notable that in January 2013 the Mayor's office of Samarkand city and the Administration of Italy's Florence province signed an Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation.

AUCC

April 3, 2015