During his visit to Kashkadarya, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev participated in the ceremony for launching and beginning construction of 161 project with a total value exceeding $6 billion. This was reported by the president's press service.
The head of state activated 69 projects and gave the green light to construct another 92.
One of the significant projects is a complex in the Shahrisabz district, which is being implemented with the participation of Russian investors. This project includes a ski resort, a hotel, and a road system with a total value of $300 million.
In the industrial sector, 28 enterprises have been launched, which will create about 7 thousand permanent jobs. The Italian brand Cotonella will begin producing 8.5 million units of finished knitwear annually.
In the Koson, Mirishkor, and Kasbi districts, 14 textile industry projects are starting, which are planned to provide employment for 18 thousand people.
In the agro-industrial complex, the Wosune Food Ingredients Karshi enterprise, with the participation of American partners, will process 100 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables grown on an area of 3.5 thousand hectares. It is planned to export products for international brands such as Nestle and Purina worth $40 million.
In agriculture, investors from Egypt and Pakistan have started projects for growing potatoes and livestock, occupying 24 thousand hectares of land in the Nishon and Guzor districts.
In the field of hydropower, three HPPs on the Oxus River with a total capacity of 24 MW have been commissioned. Additionally, nine micro-HPPs with a total capacity of 58 MW are planned for construction in the Kitob, Yakkabog, and Shahrisabz districts.
A project to produce electricity from waste in the Karshi district, implemented jointly with the Chinese company Shanghai SUS, is scheduled to launch by the end of the year and is valued at $150 million.
A gold mining project in the Kitob district has also begun in cooperation with Azerbaijan.