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Russia and Uzbekistan intend to launch a new project to develop coal mining and processing and produce electricity on its basis Russian Inter RAO is interested in implementing the project This was reported by Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev.
He noted that the energy ministers of the two countries during the meeting made a request to support the solution of existing problematic issues including regarding this project. According to the minister the Russian company Inter RAO may invest in the project. He specified that specific details will be discussed and worked out. The most important thing is that the parties are ready to sign a memorandum in order to quickly work this out the Russian Energy Minister is quoted as saying.
He also said that the parties will work out the inclusion of the Russian System Operator SO in the unified energy system of Central Asia in order to more effectively ensure security and manage electricity flows between the countries in the event of a crisis. Sergei Tsivilev noted the successful cooperation between the energy ministries of the two countries According to him he and his Uzbek colleague have reached preliminary agreements on the existing problematic issues and intend to resolve them together as soon as possible.
In essence today there was a joint statement by the two ministries asking for support for a quick solution to these problems. This is so that the System Operator can join there is a separate system of Central Asia which we are not yet a part of but we must join in order to jointly manage the unified energy system of Central Asia We are connected to it but we are not a part of it The Uzbek side fully supports this we will do this in the near future he said
When asked to clarify whether this concerns the issue of electricity exports in the region he noted that the decision is related to more than just this
Including but more so the management of flows If suddenly something happens to someone so that we can quickly support the flow from a neighboring country in order to balance it the head of the Ministry of Energy explained recalling in particular the winter energy crisis that arose in Uzbekistan several years ago.
According to him this decision is important for jointly ensuring the security of the system in the event of such natural crises.
