President Shavkat Mirziyoyev launched new projects and started construction of several facilities during a visit to Kashkadarya Province, commissioning 69 projects and beginning work on 92 more.
The 161 projects are worth more than $6 billion in total. The 28 industrial enterprises being launched are creating about 7,000 permanent jobs.
“Now we must process the produce grown in the province itself and create conditions for residents to earn decent incomes,” Mirziyoyev said.
Italian brand Cotonella is setting up production of 8.5 million knitwear items a year, and 14 more textile projects are starting in the Kasan, Mirishkor and Kasbi districts, with 18,000 jobs planned. Wosune Food Ingredients Karshi, with U.S. partners, will process 100,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables and plans $40 million in exports for brands including Nestlé and Purina. Investors from Egypt and Pakistan are starting to develop 24,000 hectares in the Nishan and Guzar districts.
Three hydropower plants totaling 24 megawatts have been commissioned on the Aksu River. A $150 million waste-to-energy plant, with China’s Shanghai SUS, is due to start up in the Karshi district by year-end, and nine small hydropower plants totaling 58 megawatts will be built elsewhere in the province.
A gold mining project is starting in the Kitab district in cooperation with Azerbaijan, and a $300 million cable car, hotel and ski resort complex is planned in the Shakhrisabz district with Russian investors.
“2027 will be the year of Kashkadarya’s development based on modern industry and agrotechnology,” the head of state said.
Over the past five years, 20 trillion soums has been directed to the province and $7 billion in foreign investment attracted, he said. Per capita income has tripled.
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