USAID launches ‘Power Central Asia’ to strengthen regional energy cooperation
- Written by TCA
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The United States government through its Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of a new five year, $38.9 million regional energy program, USAID’s Power Central Asia, that will assist the five Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—to meet their national energy priorities, reap economic benefits from cross-border energy trading, and improve energy security through greater regional connectivity, the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan said on October 1.