Chinese group to build four hydro dams in Kyrgyzstan
29 July 2023The government of Kyrgyzstan has signed an agreement with a Chinese consortium to build four hydroelectric power plants with an investment value of between $2.4bn and $3bn.
The deal concerns the Kazarman hydropower cascade, a project that has been under discussion since 2011, the Asia-Plus news site reports.
Kyrgyz prime minister Akylbek Japarov said the investment was the largest in the country’s history.
The Chinese companies involved are PowerChina Northwest Engineering, Green Gold Energy and China Railways 20th Bureau.
The plan is to build four dams on the river Naryn near the village of Kazarman in the mountainous Jalal-Abad region in the centre of the country. These are expected to be complete by 2030, and will have an installed capacity of 1,160MW.
The deal was concluded on the sidelines of the seventh International Economic Forum Issyk-Kul 2023 that took place yesterday.
Related
-
Scatec signs long-term PPA for 120MW solar project in Tunisia
3 April 2025
-
Alstom to deliver Avelia Horizon trains to Morocco under $845m contract
3 April 2025
-
Vestas to supply 68 turbines for German offshore wind project
2 April 2025
-
Uganda, UAE firm sign deal for $4 billion oil refinery
31 March 2025
-
Romania to unblock hydropower projects with total capacity of 700 MW
28 March 2025
-
L&T wins massive QatarEnergy LNG gas project package
28 March 2025