Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - An away meeting was held on 28 October 2019 under the guidance of the Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Minister of Energy Alisher Sultanov at the construction site of the investment project “Production of synthetic liquid fuel based on purified methane from the Shurtan Mining and Chemical Combine” in Guzar district of Kashkadarya region.

The meeting was attended by the leaders of Uzbekneftegaz JSC, Uzbekistan GTL LLC, Shurtansky Mining and Chemical Combine LLC, project directors of the consortium of the general contractor Hyundai Engineering Ltd. and Enter Engineering Pte. Ltd., TechnipFMC project management consultant, as well as senior staff.

During the on-site meeting, the current status of the implementation of the investment project “Production of synthetic liquid fuels based on purified methane of the Shurtan Mining and Chemical Combine” was critically reviewed.

It was noted that the implementation of the investment project has entered the active phase. To date, the overall progress of the implementation of the contract on a turnkey basis has been achieved by 80.4%, about 8 thousand workers have been mobilized at the construction site, more than 800 technicians were involved. More than 85% of the main technological equipment has already been delivered to the construction site, and equipment weighing more than 25.5 thousand tons has already been installed in the technological zone of the future plant.

Based on the results of the on-site meeting, it was instructed to ensure the acceleration of construction and installation work, the mobilization of an additional number of workers on the construction site, as well as a number of other instructions aimed at ensuring the successful implementation of the investment project.