Uzbekistan and Rosatom (Russia's state nuclear energy corporation) have held a second ceremonial launch for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, just two months after the two countries staged an identical event for the same project. The repeated celebration has drawn attention to the gap between official announcements and actual progress on the ground. The plant, part of a broader Russian push to expand nuclear energy partnerships across Central Asia, is seen as a significant infrastructure milestone for Uzbekistan, which seeks to diversify its energy mix.