Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/315531 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 5/2025
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Central Asian economies, particularly Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, are pursuing increasingly ambitious goals for renewable energy. Apart from China - an established player in the market - it has increasingly been Gulf countries that have been implementing respective projects, particularly Saudi Arabia and, to a lesser extent, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Both China and Gulf countries seem to have found a cooperative approach that is based on sharing the Central Asian market along the value chain. This approach could be a blueprint for future Gulf-China relations, which have become relevant for global politics. Simultaneously, the dynamics also exemplify the growing number of energy and geopolitical dynamics over which Europe has little influence. For the European Union (EU) and Germany, the developments serve as a reminder: While intra-Asian dynamics are gaining importance, Germany and the EU risk being marginalised in matters concerning energy, climate, and geopolitics - and not just in Central Asia. In response, a more consistent Central Asia strategy is required, alongside a constructive and non-ideological approach towards relations with the Arab Gulf States.
Subjects: 
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
China
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
EU
Germany
Central Asian market
Gulf-China relations
energy
geopolitical dynamics
ACWA Power Renewable Energy Holding
PowerChina
hydrogen
carbon capture and storage
climate technologies
fossil fuels
green energy
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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