Energy in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan had a total primary energy supply (TPES) of 168 PJ in 2019, of which 37% from oil, 30% from hydropower and 26% from coal.^[1] The total electricity generation was 13.9 TWh (50 PJ), of which 92% came from hydroelectricity, the only significant renewable source in the country.^[1]

Hydroelectricity is generated by 7 large hydropower plants, all on the river Naryn, and 12 smaller hydropower plants, with a total installed capacity of 3.07 GW.^[2][3] The Kyrgyz government plans to expand the hydropower capacity by 4.6 GW with four main projects: Kambar-Ata-1, Upper Naryn cascade, Suusamyr-Kökömeren cascade and Kazarman cascade.^[4][5]

References

1. "Eurasia, Data browser". International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. "CMD projects in the Kyrgyz Republic. Hydropower" (PDF). 2011.
3. "List of the main hydropower facilities of the Kyrgyz Republic" (PDF). CAWater-Info (in Russian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
4. National Energy Holding (2020). "Promising investment projects in the energy sector" (PDF) (in Russian).
5. "The Action Plan for the implementation of the National Development Program until 2026 was approved" (in Russian). Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic. 13 January 2022.