BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13. Uzbekistan has put into operation five new light industrial enterprises and has modernized the Tupolang thermal power station in the country’s Surkhandarya region, Trend reports, citing the press service of the Uzbek President.
The source says that new enterprises will provide the production of ready-made clothing made of cotton fiber, the production of autoclave gas blocks with a capacity of 75,000 cubic meters per year, the production of 125,000 units of finished sewing products, 50 types of national costumes and handicrafts will be produced annually, as well as in Surkhandarya region a freezing warehouse for 3,000 tons and a modern greenhouse was also created.
As part of the thermal power station’s modernization project, its total capacity has been increased to 175 MW. As a result, 467 million kilowatt-hours of electricity will be generated per year.
In general, as a result of launching new enterprises some 2,000 new jobs will be created, while their activities will add 370 billion soums ($32.5 million) to regional production and increase the region’s exports value up to $20 million.
According to the source, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev went on a working trip to the Surkhandarya region, on March 13, 2023. During the trip, the president took part in the launch ceremony of new enterprises, got acquainted with “Termez National Carpets” the company's activities in the Termez district of the region, and visited the "Kamola Kamolbek Kuyun" farm.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan attracted foreign direct investment in the amount of $31 billion within the framework of the programs aimed atforcountry’s industrial field, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev told at a recent meeting on attracting investment and industrial development. Owing to the foreign direct investments Uzbekistan over the past 5 years was able to increase by 1.4 times the volume of industrial production, while exports of these products by 1.5 times.