Chuvashia and Uzbekistan launch joint projects in the field of water supply and industrial cooperation

Cooperation between the Chuvash Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan is reaching a new level thanks to strategic agreements in the field of water supply. On the sidelines of the Cheboksary Economic Forum, the head of the region Oleg Nikolaev held a key meeting with representatives of Uzbek business, during which they discussed the implementation of a large-scale project to modernize the water infrastructure.

The subject of negotiations was a project for technical re-equipment of 95 pumping stations located in various regions of Uzbekistan. One of the central elements of cooperation will be the localization of equipment production in the territory of Chuvashia. This decision involves attracting investments in the amount of more than 500 million rubles and creating 80 new jobs in the region,including in the field of electrical engineering.

The project provides for the use of technological solutions and production capacities of enterprises of the Chuvash electrotechnical cluster, which traditionally occupies a stable position in the Russian industrial system. It is planned that the production will be adapted to the climatic and operational conditions of Uzbekistan, as well as meet the requirements for energy efficiency and digitalization.

The infrastructure partnership is a logical continuation of the cooperation launched in April at the international exhibition "INNOPROM. Central Asia" in Tashkent. Then the delegation of the Chuvash Republic presented the export potential of the region, including in the areas of mechanical engineering, energy and industrial automation.

One of the key outcomes was the signing of a cooperation agreement between Chuvashia and the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. The document covers the areas of trade, social policy, cultural and humanitarian cooperation. Of particular importance is the memorandum with the Ministry of Water Resources of Uzbekistan, which opens up access for Chuvash producers to participate in infrastructure tenders and joint projects in the field of water supply.

Integration of the production capabilities of the two regions is seen as an important step towards building sustainable supply chains, developing industrial cooperation, and diversifying economic ties between the constituent entities of Russia and Central Asian countries.