Construction of the first gas power plant is planned in the Kyrgyz Republic

The government of Kyrgyzstan, with the support of Russian companies, expects to begin construction of the first natural gas power plant in the country in the near future. This was stated by the head of the Kyrgyz government Akylbek Zhaparov during a meeting with representatives of the international diversified business mission of Russian companies in the country.

According to him, the design capacity of the thermal power plant will be 600 MW. The cost of building the power plant has not yet been announced. The project is planned to be implemented with the support of Russian companies.

Due to the lack of generating capacity, the Kyrgyz Republic, which has a large hydropower potential, is forced to import electricity from neighboring states. At the beginning of this month, the construction of a large Kambar-Ata-1 hydroelectric power plant began in the country, but its construction will take at least 4-5 years.

Due to the shortage of electricity, the authorities of Kyrgyzstan also intend to build two solar power plants with a total capacity of 1.5 thousand MW in the republic.