Uzbekistan to import electricity from Turkmenistan

AKIPRESS.COM - The National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan and the State Electricity Corporation of Turkmenistan have reached agreement on electricity import for 2019-2020.
The Uzbek energy company said restrictions in electricity supply will stop since December 1.
With onset of frosts in Tashkent and the regions of Uzbekistan power outages frequented. Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov at the government meeting on Thursday said over 300 restrictions in electricity supply were used on 144 power transmission lines from 1.5 to 5 hours.
The Uzbek authorities disclosed facts of theft of electricity estimated at $2.3 million.