BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 10. The water volume in Kyrgyzstan’s Toktogul dam has amounted to 8.175 billion cubic meters as of May 10, which is a decrease of 13 percent compared to the same date of 2022 (9.424 billion cubic meters), Trend reports with reference to the Electric Stations Company of Kyrgyzstan.
In comparison, the water volume in the Toktogul dam was 8.173 billion cubic meters on May 9.
The daily water inflow into the dam amounted to 378 cubic meters per second on May 10, increasing by 9.8 percent compared to 344 cubic meters on May 9.
At the same time, the daily discharge of water amounted to 355 cubic meters per second on May 10, which is an increase of 18 percent over 299 cubic meters on May 9.
Toktogul dam, with a volume of 19.5 billion cubic meters, provides water supply to the Toktogul hydropower plant (HPP).
Toktogul HPP is an irrigation and energy hydroelectric complex in the Naryn River in the southwest of the country. The HPP along with Kurpasai HPP form the Cascade of Toktogul HPPs.
The capacity of Toktogul HPP amounts to 1,200 megawatts, and the capacity of Kurpasai HPP - 800 megawatts.
