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
- ^ a b "Eurasia, Data browser". International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "CMD projects in the Kyrgyz Republic. Hydropower" (PDF). 2011.
- ^ "List of the main hydropower facilities of the Kyrgyz Republic" (PDF). CAWater-Info (in Russian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ National Energy Holding (2020). "Promising investment projects in the energy sector" (PDF) (in Russian).
- ^ "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.
