Uzbekistan builds large waste-to-energy plants with Chinese partners (English, Level A1)

Uzbekistan starts building waste-to-energy plants.
Chinese companies invest in the projects.
The first plant began on July 7, 2025.
It is in Andijan province.
The plant burns 1,500 tons daily.
It will make 240 million kWh of electricity.
The second plant began on July 18, 2025.
It is in Samarkand province and burns 1,500 tons.
Uzbekistan plans more plants by 2027.

Difficult words

plant — A place where something is made or grown.

plants

waste — Unwanted material or garbage.

energy — The power to do work or cause change.

build — To make something by putting parts together.

building, built

province — A large area of a country.

support — To help or approve something.

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