BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 25. As part of the
celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of independence,
Uzbekistan has commissioned 72 major industrial and service
facilities, as well as 91 social infrastructure projects across the
country.
This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president.
According to the statement, Mirziyoyev took part in a ceremony
marking the commissioning of new facilities and stated that over
the past decade, Uzbekistan has laid the foundation for what he
called a new era of national development.
Furthermore, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized that
investment, industrial diversification, and job creation are key
factors in the country’s economic transformation.
“The last 10 years will forever be written into the history of
our country as a period of laying the foundation for a new era of
revival — the Third Renaissance,” Mirziyoyev said.
According to the president, Uzbekistan’s economy has grown more
than 2.5 times over the past decade, while the country has
attracted $160 billion in foreign investment and commissioned 2,163
major industrial facilities worth a combined $76 billion. Nearly 6
million permanent jobs have been created during the period.
Mirziyoyev stated that the country was moving away from an
economy dependent on raw-material exports toward one focused on
deeper processing and higher-value products.
“We are moving from a country oriented toward exporting raw
materials to an economy capable of bringing finished products to
global markets through deep-processing value chains,” he said.
The projects commissioned Tuesday have a combined value of
nearly 50 trillion soums (about $4.2 billion) and are expected to
create 15,000 jobs and generate an additional 1 trillion soums
(around $84.9 million) in annual budget revenues.
The new facilities span energy, agriculture, food processing,
metallurgy, automotive manufacturing, electrical equipment,
construction materials, mining and textiles.
Energy projects include 1,573 megawatts of new generating
capacity in Syrdarya region, a 200-MW wind farm and 100-MW energy
storage system in Karakalpakstan, and renewable facilities in Navoi
region expected to generate 657 million kilowatt-hours
annually.
The ceremony also highlighted major investments in education and
healthcare. Among the 91 social facilities are 36 kindergartens, 43
schools, seven higher education institutions and three
hospitals.
The new University of New Uzbekistan complex in Tashkent covers
10 hectares and can accommodate 7,000 students. A National Library
with 30,000 square meters of space was also commissioned.
Mirziyoyev stressed that the value of the projects should not be
measured solely by investment and export figures.
“Every investment you make strengthens the foundation of
Uzbekistan’s future. Every job you create contributes to the
well-being of families,” he said.
The president officially commissioned the projects by pressing a
symbolic button at the end of the ceremony.
