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Central Asia Needs More Than Power Lines to Build Regional Electricity Market, EDB Report Finds

By Aida Haidar on 3 November 2026

ASTANA – Central Asia could unlock significant economic benefits from closer cooperation between its electricity systems, with a developed regional architecture potentially generating up to $640 million in annual gross benefits, according to a new report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). However, the region’s ability to realize this...