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 »China Urges Progress on Central Asia Railway
October 26th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a Central Asia railway project that features a Belt and Road link to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan which has been delayed by cost debate: Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for accelerated cooperation on a planned international railway linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan during a visit to the Kyrgyz capital of […]
Read more »Central Asia: Ready For A New Energy Crisis?
September 10th, 2023
Via Diplomatic Courier, a report on Central Asia where much of the region appears to be teetering on the brink of another energy crisis, with major energy producing countries experiencing electricity and fuel shortages: Despite being rich in natural resources—including oil and natural gas—and investing millions of dollars in energy and power grid, last winter […]
Read more »Kyrgyzstan at the Crossroads: Climate and Economic Challenges in a Warming World
August 11th, 2023
Via Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR), a look at the impact that climate change – both environmentally and economically – will have upon Kyrgyzstan: In the shadow of towering mountains, Kyrgyzstan faces a landscape as volatile as its climate. A nation grappling with escalating temperatures, dwindling water supplies, and the spectre of energy […]
Read more »Russia Tightens Central Asia Ties for Gas Sales, Dual-Use Supplies
August 4th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on Russia’s recent gas deal with Uzbekistan as President Vladimir Putin’s government looks for new market opportunities and ways around sanctions: As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, the Kremlin is looking to Central Asia, a region it regards as its traditional backyard, to find new markets for its […]
Read more »Kyrgyzstan Declares an Energy Emergency and Looks to China for Support
August 4th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – as Bishkek announces a three-year energy emergency – newly announced Chinese energy projects provide some hope – but when, and at what cost? On August 1, amid a hot summer and the looming shadow of another winter to come, a decree signed by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov […]
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