Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Chairman of the China Energy Engineering Corporation Song Hailiang, in China.

Having extensive experience in designing and constructing modern energy, infrastructure, and industrial facilities, the leading Chinese corporation China Energy is widely involved in implementing large investment projects in many countries worldwide. The company’s assets exceed $150 billion.

At the meeting, the company’s active participation in the technological modernization of the energy sector of Uzbekistan was noted with satisfaction.

China Energy is implementing projects for constructing solar and wind power plants in Kashkadarya and Bukhara regions and a heating station in Syrdarya region.

The company plans to participate in constructing a hybrid power plant in Navoi region.

In addition, modern cement production was jointly launched in Samarkand region in September this year.

The prospects for partnership with China Energy were discussed, including the modernization of infrastructure facilities, the creation of energy storage systems, and the training of qualified specialists within the framework of the Industry Development Program 2030.

Special attention was also paid to cooperation in the water sector and the implementation of joint projects in various industries.

Following the meeting, an agreement was reached on preparing a comprehensive program to expand mutually beneficial cooperation.