BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 30. Kyrgyzstan plans to commission 49 small hydropower plants with a total capacity of 433 MW by 2030, expected to generate about 1.7 billion kWh of electricity, Trend reports via the country’s Cabinet of Ministers.
In addition, authorities have approved 11 investment agreements for the construction of solar and wind power plants with a combined capacity of 5,200 MW.
At present, Kyrgyzstan operates 39 small hydropower plants with a total capacity of 130.76 MW, along with solar plants in the Chuy region with a combined capacity of 1.95 MW.
According to the country’s Ministry of Energy, total electricity consumption in the country amounted to 10 billion kWh from January through June 2025. Hydropower plants generated 6.616 billion kWh, thermal power plants produced 1.132 billion kWh, while electricity imports from neighboring countries stood at 2.050 billion kWh.
Moreover, 219.7 million kWh were generated by private small HPPs and Chakan HPP JSC, and 0.141 million kWh from solar plants.
