Air Pollution in Central Asia: Why Winter Smog Persists in Almaty, Bishkek, and Tashkent

The Times of Central Asia19 October 2026, 11:42 UTCKazakhstan

Almaty is investing 325.9 billion tenge (about $720 million) in converting a coal-fired power plant to natural gas, but the

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