The key facts
- By the end of the year, 6 industrial clusters and branches of the Kashkadarya SEZ will be created in four districts (250 billion soums for infrastructure).
- The FM World plant in Karshi will launch agrodrones production and localization of tractors and agricultural machinery manufacturing.
- Masdar plans to launch a 300 MW solar power plant with 75 MW storage in 2027, worth $250 million.
New clusters and SEZ branches
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at a meeting dedicated to the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region, ordered an emphasis on forming industrial cooperation chains around the region's large enterprises. By the end of the year, six industrial clusters are planned to be created in Guzar, Shurtan, Mubarek, Dekhkanabad and Nishan. Branches of the Kashkadarya free economic zone will open in the Shurtan, Mubarek, Yakkabag and Kasan districts; 250 billion soums will be allocated for the development of their primary infrastructure at the first stage.
Agrodrones and agricultural machinery at FM World
Among the priorities is the localization of production of modern tractors and agricultural machinery at the recently opened FM World plant in Karshi. According to Spot.uz, Daryo.uz characterizes the enterprise as Chinese. Based on the plant, projects for the production of agrodrones have been ordered. Earlier, plans were reported to establish agrodrones production in Fergana jointly with China.
Energy projects
The head of state also touched upon projects discussed at the first meeting of the Investors' Council in the fuel and energy sector last week. Masdar plans to launch a 300 MW solar power plant with a 75 MW storage complex in Kashkadarya in 2027, with a total cost of $250 million. In the Karshi district, construction of a 45 MW waste-to-energy plant with the participation of Chinese investors is nearing completion. To improve the operation of power grids, $70 million is being allocated for the construction of large substations in the Nishan and Kukdalin districts, as well as $150 million for a 245-kilometer Talimarjan — Sogdiana power transmission line. All these facilities have been ordered to be launched next year.
