km south
of Qarshi, is under construction. This plant will be based on Sasol’s GTL
technology and will have a capacity of 1.4 million metric tons per year, with
following product slate: GTL diesel, kerosene, naphtha and liquid petroleum
gas. The total cost of the project is around $4 billion and it is the first
such a high-tech plant on the Eurasian continent. The joint project GTL Uzbekistan,
where Sasol and Uzbekistan’s state oil company Uzbekneftgas each hold
44.5% interest, and the rest 11% belonging to Malaysian Petronas, was
founded in 2009. The plant will be built on the basis of the Shurtan gas and
chemical complex
