BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 28. The UAE is interested in participating in the construction of the Kambarata-1 hydroelectric power plant, Akylbek Zhaparov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, said following a joint meeting with the Ata-Jurt Party and Mekenchil parliamentary group, Trend reports via Kyrgyz media.
Zhaparov also noted that the UAE is interested in participating in the construction of the Chatkal hydroelectric power plant, where the two stations are planned to be built.
The Kambarata-1 project has already gained interest from five countries, including Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, which signed a roadmap for joint implementation of the project in early 2023. The UAE and Russia have also expressed interest in financing the development of the project's feasibility study.
The Kambarata-1 HPP is expected to have a capacity of 1,860 megawatts and will produce an average of 5.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed a memorandum on the joint study of the possibilities of implementing the construction of the Chatkal HPP in January 2023.
