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Uzbekistan to withdraw from regional power grid
Nov 5, 2009 at 13:33 | Associated PressTop Uzbekenergo official Esso Sadullayev said the grid has become a source of conflict between participating countries. His comments were published Thursday in a state newspaper.
Uzbekistan acts as a transit point for electricity supplies between energy-rich Kazakhstan and power-starved Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Countries in the region are highly dependent on one another's power and water supplies, but have failed to reach any consensus on how to share their resources.