POLITICS | 11:35 / 02.10.2023
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President Mirziyoyev receives representatives of Qatari business circles

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is on a state visit to Qatar, held a number of meetings with representatives of large businesses in this Middle Eastern country.

Photo: Presidential press service

On October 1, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, upon arrival in Doha, received the Chairman of the Board of Nebraska Power, Muhammad Al-Hajri.

Nebras Power is a leading Qatari energy corporation. The company’s portfolio includes large projects in more than 10 countries.

The head of state noted with satisfaction the start of implementation, with the participation of a Qatari company, of a project for the construction of a modern power plant in the Syrdarya region based on combined cycle gas technologies with a capacity of 1.6 GW. Preparation of work on the project for the construction of a thermal power plant in the Surkhandarya region is being completed.

Joint plans were discussed to create energy storage systems with a capacity of 600 MW in the Tashkent region and launch wind generation with a capacity of 1 GW in Karakalpakstan.

An agreement was reached on the adoption of a long-term partnership program with the inclusion of promising projects, primarily in the field of “green” energy.

As part of the business program of the state visit to Qatar, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Director of the Qatar Investment Agency Bandar bin Saoud Al-Thani.

During the meeting, issues of attracting direct investment from the agency in the implementation of investment projects, such as the construction of “green” energy facilities – solar and wind stations in the regions of the country, modernization of transport infrastructure, including the construction of modern air terminals, and others, were discussed in detail.

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at his residence in Doha received the Chairman of the Board of Power International Holding, Moutaz al-Khayyat.

Power International is the largest national holding company, active in 19 countries in such areas as energy, petrochemicals, industry, agriculture, transport infrastructure, healthcare, tourism and others. Is one of the leading diversified companies in the Middle East.

Today, in partnership with this company, a modern livestock cluster is being built in the Jizzakh region, which will become the largest agro-industrial complex in the region.

The construction of a high-speed highway, increasing the production of ammonia and urea, creating a modern business and hotel infrastructure, and healthcare facilities in our country are identified as promising joint projects.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the executive director of the holding company “Al Mirqab Capital” Saif ur-Rahman Khan.

Founded in 1983, the Al Mirqab Capital holding owns 20 large hotel complexes such as For Seasons, The Ritz Carlton and other brands in the USA, Europe and the Middle East. The company’s assets exceed $8 billion.

At the meeting, prospects for cooperation in the areas of development of hotel infrastructure and tourism services, modernization of logistics and the energy industry were discussed.

In particular, the company’s plans to invest in the construction of a logistics center in the Tashkent region, a hotel and congress complex in the city of Bukhara, and expansion of generating capacity in our country were considered.

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