Acting President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm region on 28 September 2016 to review the pace of social-economic reforms, wide-scale works in industry, agriculture and a social sphere. 

Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Takhiatash thermal power station, where he surveyed the implementation of a large-scale investment project in accordance with the resolution of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov “On measures to implement investment project “Construction of two steam-gas plants with a capacity of 230-280 MW at the Takhiatash thermal power station”, issued on 18 June 2015. 

This thermal power station, consisting of five power blocks with a total capacity of 730 MW, is a main source of electricity for consumers in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm region. The station annually produces 3,2 bln. KW/hours of electric power, for which purpose 1,15 bln. cubic meters of natural gas is burned.

The implementation of the new investment project allows saving significant volumes of natural gas, but also increasing the production of electricity, the demand for which has been growing steadily. In particular, the consumption will be lowered by 488 mln. cubic meters of natural gas while the power generation capacity will increase by 230-280 MW.

After completion of planned works, the total capacity of the Takhiatash station will increase by 930 MW, while the annual production will exceed 3,3 bln. KW/h. 

Afterwards, Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the general plan of Nukus city. During the conversation, a special attention was paid to the issues of building modern high-rise residential houses, recreation places, artificial lakes and ponds. Further widening the scope of works on creating worthy conditions for comfortable life of people should be on the spotlight. 

Shavkat Mirziyoyev also inspected cotton fields, talked to farmers of Kegeyli district.

A meeting with representatives of the Republic of Karakalpakstan was held, at the start of which the participants paid a tribute to the memory of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.

Wide-scale reforms, carried out in the years of independence under the leadership of the First President, in this region of our country, were underlined at the meeting. The special attention to social-economic development, increasing the welfare of population in the Aral Sea region has been yielding high results.

The tasks on increasing the export potential of the region, organization of cotton harvesting and sowing of winter crops, preparing social facilities and residential houses for the autumn-winter season were discussed at the meeting. 

The issues of constructing accessible housing, further improving the activity of communal services, carrying out beautification and greenery works were also considered.

On the same day, Acting President of our country visited Khorezm region.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev evaluated the projects of high-rise residential houses, construction of which are planned in the next few years in Urgench. The issues of building accessible housing for low-income families in rural areas were considered.

In Kushkipir district of the region Shavkat Mirziyoyev assessed the agricultural works, discussed the issues of raising productivity of lands, rational utilization of water resources with farmers.

The meeting with representatives of the Khorezm region started with a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.

The issues of a social-economic development of the region, increasing its export potential, organization of new prospective industrial enterprises, further improving of social infrastructure were discussed at the meeting.

A special attention was paid to the practical issues of preparing agricultural products, preparing the residential houses and institutions of the social sphere to autumn-winter season, ensuring smooth operation of the industry and other spheres of region’s economy.