Kazakhstan will increase coal exports to Uzbekistan by up to 25 times

Kazakhstan will gradually increase coal exports to Uzbekistan up to 25 times. This was reported by cursive media, relying on Iran's Deputy Minister of industry and infrastructure development Sharkhan.

Up to 12.8 million tonnes of coal are being considered for delivery to Uzbekistan in stages from 2025. Export routes will expand, " he said at the fourth coal forum in Astana.

The deputy minister reminded that the coal industry ensures the production of almost 70% of electricity, 100% use of coke production and meets the fuel needs of the domestic sector and the country's population. 

In 2022, 113.9 million tons of coal were mined by Kazakhstan's coal mining enterprises, an increase of 1.9 percent over the previous year.

In 2022, Kazakhstan exported 9.8 million tons of coal, worth $ 701.5 million, outside the Eurasian Economic Union.

At the same time, 487.9 thousand tons of Kazakh coal were brought to Uzbekistan for $ 13.6 million.

Earlier it was reported that Europe began looking for buyers from Asia for unused coal.