Five companies from China and the UAE have signed agreements for the construction of waste incineration plants in Uzbekistan, as reported by the Ministry of Ecology.
The signing ceremony took place in Tashkent, following a presentation of waste recycling projects. The documents outline the construction of facilities for electricity generation across 11 regions of Uzbekistan from 2025 to 2027.
The total cost of the projects is $1.28 billion. The plants will process over 4.7 million tons of waste annually and generate 2.1 billion kWh of electricity.
With their launch, 152 million cubic meters of natural gas will be saved, and the volume of waste sent to landfills will decrease fivefold. The first plants are expected to start operations by the end of 2026.
For instance, China CAMC Engineering plans to build two plants in Tashkent and Andijan regions, each costing $350 million. They will recycle 1.38 million tons of waste annually and produce 630 million kWh of energy, which can supply 36,000 households.
Another two plants will be constructed by Shanghai SUS Environment in the Samarkand and Kashkadarya regions, investing $310 million in each. By processing 1.1 million tons of waste, they will generate 480 million kWh of energy for 27,000 households per year.
China Everbright Group intends to establish plants in Namangan and Fergana regions, each costing $283 million. They will also process 1.1 million tons of waste while producing 455 million kWh of energy.
In the Jizzakh region, a plant from Chengdu Environmental Group is planned at a cost of $135 million. It will recycle 547,500 tons of waste from the Jizzakh and Syrdarya regions, generating 230 million kWh of energy.
Tadweer Group will build a plant to incinerate 547,500 tons of waste in the Bukhara region, with a cost of $200 million. Its annual generation capacity will be 363 million kWh, sufficient for 21,000 households.
Previously, Spot reported that a waste disposal company in Namangan was ordered to return 11 billion sums.