BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 27. The Shamshy small hydropower plant (HPP), located in Kyrgyzstan’s Chuy region, is scheduled to be commissioned in September 2025, Trend reports via the country’s Ministry of Energy.
Construction works are expected to be completed by the end of August. As of August 2025, the main hydraulic facility has been finalized, while the settling basin is 95 percent complete, with remaining works focused on the emergency spillway. Installation of the pressure pipeline has reached 80 percent, while the machine hall construction stands at 30 percent, with wall installation underway. The derivation canal has been built by 85 percent, and the 10 kV power line has been completed. A hydroturbine has been delivered from the Czech Republic, and four surveillance cameras have been installed.
The plant is being built with the support of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund. With a capacity of 1.7 MW, it will generate up to 10 million kWh of electricity annually, covering around 10 percent of the Chuy district’s yearly demand.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan plans to put into operation 18 small HPPs with a total capacity of 78.57 MW in 2025. In the first half of 2025, national electricity consumption reached 10 billion kWh, including 6.616 billion kWh generated by hydropower plants, 1.132 billion kWh by thermal power plants, and 2.050 billion kWh imported from neighboring countries.
