Uzbekistan to receive liquified gas as aid from Turkmenistan

• Published date: 06 February 2023
• Publication title: Central Asian News Services

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the donation of liquefied gas to Uzbekistan as aid. This was reported on Saturday by the information program "Watan" of the Turkmen television.

The document instructs the state concern Turkmengaz "to transfer to Uzbekistan the appropriate volume of liquefied gas as a fraternal aid."

The volume of liquefied gas is not specified.

Uzbekistan faced an energy crisis due to a sharp cooling and an increase in gas and electricity consumption in December-January. The country has closed gas filling stations, imposed power cuts and taken other measures to mitigate the impact of...