Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry welcomed the decision and is now scheduled to produce 661,000 bpd in January.

Kazakhmys has key assets concentrated in mining and non-ferrous metallurgy.

Between 2022 and 2026 Uzbekistan will build 21 large hydropower plants with a total capacity of 740 megawatts.  Seven projects with a total capacity of 170 MW are expected to start next year.