A dome of hazardous smog traps Kyrgyzstan’s capital in the depths of winter, pushing Bishkek, a city of one million, high in the world’s air pollution rankings. Environmentalists blame the city’s coal-powered thermal plant, which provides heating and hot water, as well as the coal-powered stoves used to heat homes not connected to the electricity grid.
A dome of hazardous smog traps Kyrgyzstan’s capital in the depths of winter, pushing Bishkek, a city of one million, high in the world’s air pollution rankings. Environmentalists blame the city’s coal-powered thermal plant, which provides heating and hot water, as well as the coal-powered stoves used to heat homes not connected to the electricity grid.
In the modern world, many countries, due to the devaluation of the stabilising mechanisms of the international system, strive to pursue a pragmatic policy based primarily on their own interests. The realistic and objective perception of such interests is becoming a topical issue, as well as their correlation with history, geography, economic feasibility and reality, writes Ulugbek Khasanov, Head of Regional Security & Conflicts Study Lab., University of World Economics & Diplomacy (Uzbekistan).
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Kyrgyzstan|economy|March 13, 2021 / 11:44 AM
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan sign protocol on mutual supply of electricity, agreement on preparation of investment project for construction of Kambarata HPP-1
AKIPRESS.COM - The Ministry of Energy and Industry of Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement on joint preparation of the investment project for the Kambarata HPP-1 construction in the Kyrgyz Republic and a protocol on mutual supply of electricity, president s spokesperson Galina Baiterek said commenting on the results of the state visit of Sadyr Japarov to Uzbekistan.
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