Uzbekistan is in the grip of another fuel crisis, with some parts of country reportedly left without any supplies of gasoline. While the Central Asian republic has regularly experienced fuel shortages since its independence, the latest crisis appears more acute than in previous years. Authorities are taking measures to alleviate the situation, which comes as Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev nears his one-year anniversary of being elected. State information website prodrobno.uz reported on November 14 that only filling stations in Tashkent and in the immediate area around the Uzbek capital were still receiving stable deliveries of gasoline. Government-run television channel Uzbekistan 24 reported that there were severe shortages of the fuel just 50 km from the city, while in some provinces there was no gasoline at all. Podrobno blamed a rise in the number of “speculators” selling gasoline illegally for exacerbating the crisis. The website noted that the fuel was […]