TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 23. Uzbekistan produced 968,900 tons of coal from January through March 2024, Trend reports.
According to the data from Uzbekistan’s Statistics Agency, the volume of coal production has decreased by 2 percent year-on-year (989,100 tons in January–March 2023).
At the same time, the country’s production of coal increased by 309,900 tons compared to the previous two months (659,000 tons in January–February 2024).
Furthermore, the volume of oil production in Uzbekistan amounted to 6.1 million tons in 2023.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan plans to start operating a new coal mine with 900,000 tons of reserves at the Shargun deposit in its Surkhandarya region.
The country intends to enhance coal extraction in the region by 2 million tons in reaction to this discovery.