Oil Sector Development of Uzbekistan: from Net Exporter to Net Importer
Uzbekistan is a large producer of oil and oil products in Central Asia. The supplies, however, no longer meet the demand for oil products in the country. Because Uzbek authorities are guided by the belief of self-sufficiency and do not show willingness to import oil, its consumption level has been […]
Competing Interests of Iran and Kazakhstan in the Oil Market?*
Kazakhstan is rich for natural resources, especially crude oil. It possesses 30 thousand million barrels, which places it in the top 15 in the world’s ranking. The country is also one of the major producers with the daily production rate of 1701 thousand barrels in 2014 (top 20 major producers).1 More […]
Asya Avrupa No: 4
Merhabalar, Asya Avrupa dergimizin dördüncü sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Avrasya bölgesinin tüm dünya ülkelerinin ilgisini çekmesine paralel olarak yayınlarımıza da artan ilgi bizleri memnun etmektedir. Avrasya Bölgesiyle ilgili haberleri yorumlayarak veren bir dergi olarak AsyaAvrupa dergimize bu şekliyle devam etmek arzusundayız. Bu sayımızda yine çeşitli konularda 30 civarında haber-yorum yayınlayarak okuyucularımıza […]
Energy Investments in Kazakhstan: Plans for 2016
The economy of Kazakhstan faced with the challenge of adjusting to the oil price shock in 2015. With the oil price forecast of 40 dollar per barrel, the real economic growth rate is expected to be 2.1% in 2016. However, since 2015 the Government of Kazakhstan has been implementing a […]
Kazakhstan’s Countrywide Gasificaiton Initiatives are under Threat!
Kazakhstan enjoys abundance of energy resources, including natural gas. Yet, having possessed nearly 2 trillion cubic meters of gas, the production level in the country is rather limited. Kazakhstan consumes only half of its produced gas and exports the other half, because it lacks extensive internal gas supply networks to […]
Kazakhstan for the World Free of Nuclear Weapons
On August 29, 2016, the Republic of Kazakhstan would celebrate 25 years since the accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which has defined the country`s anti-nuclear policy since getting its independence in 1991. The treaty acknowledges the right of every state to use and develop nuclear energy only for peaceful […]
Central Asian Countries’ Power Systems Are Now Isolated, But Not Everyone Is Happy!*
The Central Asian Power System (CAPS) was established in the 1960s and 1970s. The system consisted of mainly 30 percent hydro power plants (HPP) of Central Asian upstream and 70 percent thermal power plants (TPP) of downstream countries.[i] The Integrated Dispatch Center Energia, based in Tashkent, controlled the electric power supply […]
Asya Avrupa No: 3
Merhabalar, Asya Avrupa Dergisi’nin ilk iki sayısında Avrasya bölgesinde sosyal yapı, siyaset, ekonomi ve diğer alanlarda yaşanan gelişmelerle ilgili analizlerin ve değerlendirmelerin okuyucular tarafından büyük ilgi görmesinin bizi sevindirdiğini belirtmek isteriz. Dergimizin 3. sayısı da diğer sayılarımızda olduğu gibi 30’dan fazla haber yorumu içermektedir.
Overview of Prospects for the Central Asia–Afghanistan Energy Cooperation*
Afghanistan is one of those cases where security, energy and economic development are so closely inter-related. Without any single link of the chain ensuring political stability, economic prosperity and social security in the country would be highly problematic. At the moment, due to limited energy production capacity the country is […]
The Central Asian Countries’ Electric Power Sector and the Problem of Energy Inefficiency
Central Asian countries’ electric power sectors were initially designed during the Soviet Union to operate within a unified Central Asian Power System (CAPS). After gaining independence Central Asian governments started pursuing independent energy policies, which strained the coordinated operation of the system. Turkmenistan left the CAPS in 2003. Withdrawal of […]