ACWA Power, PowerChina Break Ground on Green Hydrogen Plant in Uzbekistan
December 3rd, 2023
Via Ariana News Afghanistan, a report on the first green hydrogen plant in Central Asia: Saudi-listed ACWA Power and Chinese state-owned PowerChina have broken ground on the first green hydrogen plant in Central Asia, the companies said. The plant, in Uzbekistan, will produce 3,000 metric tons per year of green hydrogen and will be powered by […]
Read more »Khorgos Gateway: The Building of a New Dubai in China
December 1st, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, an illustrated look at Khorgos, the biggest dry port in the world: The Khorgos Gateway connects Kazakhstan to China by rail. Khorgos will soon enter the record books as home to the world’s biggest dry port. Perhaps appropriately, Khorgos occupies one of the furthest points on Earth from any ocean. […]
Read more »East African Trade Bloc Welcomes Somalia
December 1st, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at Somalia’s entry into the East African Trade Bloc: Somalia’s accession to the East African Community marks a significant geopolitical shift, despite the country’s struggles with al-Shabab, environmental catastrophes, violent separatist movements and governance issues. The move promises to be mutually beneficial. To accept Somalia, the EAC – not for […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Great Energy Paradox
December 1st, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at why Central Asia – an energy rich region – has such frequent power and heating failures: It is a puzzling question: why do the energy-rich Central Asian states experience frequent energy crises? The answer points to a trap, a ticking bomb that every winter threatens to explode into an […]
Read more »Central Asian Gas Pipelilne
November 30th, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, an illustrated look at the Central Asian gas pipeline: US$7.3 BILLION PIPELINE Four lines are needed to feed China’s growing appetite The Central Asia–China Gas Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline system developed as an extension of an earlier pipeline begun by the Soviets when a huge natural gas deposit […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Turns to Africa
November 30th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at Saudi Arabia’s increasing foreign policy and economic ambitions in Africa: Saudi Arabia is increasingly interested in building economic and diplomatic ties with Africa. Not long ago, the continent was nowhere near a priority in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s foreign policy and investment agenda. This appears to have changed, […]
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