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Kyrgyz Republic

 

 

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The Kyrgyz Republic has good potential for renewable energy development.  The Kyrgyz Republic has good solar technical potential especially at higher elevations; however, financing does not exist in the country to fund solar projects.  The most prevalent renewable energy resources are wind, biomass, and hydro.  The wind potential is estimated to be at least 1,500 MW.  There is a strong interest in the country with regard to the anaerobic digestion of livestock manure to generate heat and cooking fuel in the rural areas.  The opportunity exists to generate over 1 MWth using multiple anaerobic digesters in the rural provinces of the Kyrgyz Republic.  There is also good opportunity for small to medium hydro power projects on the Kyrgyz Rivers.  Lack of internal investment funds is the primary reason for the sluggish development of these renewable energy resources. 

 

In spite of this, enthusiasts have erected ten biogas plants with capacity ranging from 2 to 40 m3 and the government has created a Center on the Problems of Using Renewable Energy Resources (CPURER). Together with the Kyrgyz Association of Renewable Energy Resources, CPURER has been working out a program for the development of renewable energy resources including biomass.

 

 

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Latest Developments


TitleSummarypubDate
Kyrgyzstan Hydropower Study Awarded
EDF and PricewaterhouseCoopers have won the tender for an investment study of the Kambarata-1 and Kambarata-2 hydropower plants in Kyrgyzstan, said Inter RAO UES - the organizer of the tender.
02-Jan-08
Geothermal Resource Explored in Kyrgyz Republic
Uranoz has been busy collecting and analysing historical data on the licence areas in the Kyrgyz Republic. They have also measured rock temperatures within an adit on the Inylchek licence area which confirmed the reported rock temperature of 75 degrees centigrade which indicates a geothermal gradient in excess of 100 degrees C per kilometre.
11-Dec-07
Meinl and Simonsfeld Renewable Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
Meinl International Power Ltd. said that it has reached an agreement with the Simonsfeld Group, a unit of WKS Holding GmbH, to jointly develop new windmill projects in Central and Eastern Europe, and to purchase and operate existing ones in the region.
19-Jul-07
Kyrgyz Lawmakers Approve Hydro Privatizations
The Kyrgyztan Parliament backed several amendments to existing energy laws to allow for the privatization of the Kambarata-1 and Kambarata-2 stations on the Naryn River near the border with Tajikistan and municipal heating facilities in the capital, Bishkek.
19-Jun-07
Biomass Co-firing in Europe - Conference
On behalf of the Integrated European Network for Biomass Co-firing (NETBIOCOF), you are invited to join us at the International Conference in Biomass Co-firing in Europe. This event will be held on July 2-4, 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.
 
28-Mar-07
Kyrgystan Hydro Power Tranmission Memorandum
BISHKEK. The governments of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have inked a memorandum on the energy market development in these countries, Kazakhstan Today correspondent reports citing the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism of Kyrgyzstan. It is expected that the memorandum will allow Kyrgyzstan to improve the economic attractiveness of projects of construction of hydropower stations Kambarata-1 and -2, Upper Naryn and Sary-Djyzak hydropower cascades.
30-Oct-06
Russia Signs To Develop Tajik and Kyrgyz Hydro
Russia is taking effective steps to develop power generation in Central Asia. It has signed an agreement to complete the construction of the Sangtudinskaya hydropower plant, is preparing a similar one on the Rogunskaya hydropower plant in Tajikistan and another one on the construction of the Kambaratinskaya hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan. Another important issue is the creation of a power grid to transfer excessive electricity produced by Tajik and Kyrgyz power plants to Central and South Asia.
20-Sep-06
Russian Leader Encourages Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Hydro
At a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), where an "SCO Energy Club" is being planned, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov spoke of the need to build new gas transit corridors in Central Asia and to develop the hydroelectric potential in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and export some of that energy to different regions of Central and South Asia.
15-Sep-06
Kyrgyzstan: Rural Communities Seek Hydro Share
Local people, backed by their district council,  argue that having a share of the two new plants’ (Kambarata-1 and -2) assets would offset the damage they envisage the construction work will do to the environment and the local economy.
08-Sep-06
Turkey and Kyrgystan Hydro Cooperation Possible
On an official visit to Turkey, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev indicated Turkey and Kyrgyzstan had the potential to cooperate in the areas of energy system supplies and hydroelectric production.
06-Sep-06
Belarus interested in construction of new hydropower stations in Kyrgyzstan
Belarus is interested in development of new hydropower stations in Kyrgystan.
16-Aug-06
China Signs Letter of Intent with Kyrgyzstan, Interested in Hydropower Plants
Kyrgyzstan's Electric Stations Company signed a letter of intent on long-term cooperation with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), who showed interest in several hydropower plants.
03-Aug-06
Russia Increases Involvement in Kyrgyzstan
The presidential administration and the government of Russia have drafted a plan to step up Russian influence in Kyrgyzstan, including in the energy sector.
08-Sep-05
International Conference on Utilization of Water Resources Begins in Kyrgyzstan
According to Water Problems and Hydro Power Industry Institute of Kyrgyzstan National Academy of Sciences data, the scholars from Germany, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and France will participate in the symposium.
08-Sep-05
Putin Pledges Economic Assistance to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is particularly interested in Russian companies helping with the construction of the hydroelectric stations Kambar Ata 1 and Kambar Ata 2.
05-Sep-05

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 Projects
Project TitleTechnologyCapacity MWStatusSponsor
Kambaratinskaya and Rogunskaya HydroHydroelectric
planned
DzhanykelHydroelectric130
Planned
Dzhilanaryk 1Hydroelectric80
Planned
Dzhilanaryk 2Hydroelectric98
Planned
JanykelHydroelectric130
Planned
Kambar-Ati-1Hydroelectric1900
Planned
Kambar-Ati-2Hydroelectric360
Planned
Kambar-Ati-3Hydroelectric170
Planned
KarabulunHydroelectric163
Planned
Kirov KyrghyzHydroelectric21
Planned
Kokemeren 1Hydroelectric360
Planned
Kokemeren 2Hydroelectric912
Planned
Naryn-1Hydroelectric62
Planned
Naryn-2Hydroelectric60
Planned
Naryn-3Hydroelectric60
Planned

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