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Uzbekistan launches new gas fuelling stations

Uzbekistan launches new gas fuelling stations
Uzbekistan launches new gas fuelling stations
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Uzbekistan launched 13 automobile gas fuelling compressor stations (AGFCS) and 36 automobile gas fuelling stations (AGFS) in January-June 2010.

Samarkand, Bukhara and Kashkadarya regions were leaders on launch of new stations. Twenty two of 36 stations were built in the reporting period.

Uzbek State Oil and Gas Inspection said that 4,702 vehicles were re-equipped to use of liquefied gas, of which 3,977 cars belonged to individuals, in the first half of 2010. In the reporting period, 9,521 automobiles were re-equipped to consume compressed stations, of which 8,405 were owned by individuals.

Overall, number of automobiles re-equipped to compressed gas in Uzbekistan made up 58,730 and liquefied gas – 51,611 from 2007 to 1 July 2010.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.