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ASTANA (TCA) — Within a decade, solar energy could become a significant alternative source of energy for remote communities in Kazakhstan, UNDP said on June 10 at the EXPO 2017 in Astana, pointing out that solar energy could cover 15 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2030. Continue reading
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
KABUL (TCA) — Officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 29 said that they would provide at least $300 million USD for infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, the country’s TOLOnews agency reported. Continue reading
TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran has launched a major solar power plant as the country is pressing ahead with an ambitious agenda to use renewable energy resources, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported on April 27. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) established an intergovernmental Committee on Energy that will meet for the first time in Bangkok 17-19 January, we are publishing this OP-ED by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Secretary of ESCAP: Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited said that it last week won the tender for the design, execution and completion of the project under a design, build and operate contract granted by Uzbekistan’s state-owned energy company Uzbekenergo regarding a 100 megawatt solar farm in the Samarkand Province of Uzbekistan. Continue reading
