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ASTANA (TCA) — In the run-up to the EXPO 2017 in Astana, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan on May 19 launched the interactive electronic Solar Resources Atlas of Kazakhstan. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — An European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) climate resilience project proposal for the modernisation of a hydropower plant in Tajikistan has been approved for co-financing by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Bank said on April 6. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support Kazakhstan’s strategic goal to improve energy efficiency and promote sustainability, known as the “green economy” strategy, with a new financing under the Bank’s own Green Economy Transition approach (GET). Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — In a new step to support Kazakhstan’s path towards a greener economy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a study that will assess the potential of developing a green financial system for the country. A system of this kind would boost financing for “green” projects in Kazakhstan and beyond and would be based within the forthcoming Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the EBRD said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As countries of the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) convened last week under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan in Ganja, we are publishing this article by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Ministry is currently drafting a law on industrial zones and the country would be able to create a first Green Hi-tech Valley in Central Asia, Kyrgyz Economy Minister Arzybek Kojoshev said on November 14 during the presentation of the Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (KyrSEFF), the ministry said. Continue reading