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Kyrgyzstan

A new small HPP has been launched in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan

November 14, 2025November 15, 2025

In the Kadamzhai district of the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, the construction of a new small hydroelectric power station called...

Mining farms are being turned off in Kyrgyzstan due to the threat of an energy crisis

November 13, 2025

Kyrgyzstan has decided to completely disable all mining farms in the country. About this in an interview with the agency...

In Kyrgyzstan, 13 small hydroelectric power plants have been commissioned in two years

November 12, 2025

Generating capacities in Kyrgyzstan have grown significantly over the past two years due to the commissioning of small and micro...

The Bishkek–Osh tunnel project was supplemented with two small hydroelectric power plants

November 11, 2025

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has decided to expand the project for the construction of an alternative tunnel on...

Kyrgyzstan plans to launch more than 50 new hydropower plants in the coming years

November 7, 2025

A large-scale program for the development of the energy sector is being implemented in Kyrgyzstan, aimed at overcoming the shortage...

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed on joint water resources management

November 16, 2025

Six new reservoirs will be built in the Abay region

November 13, 2025

A small hydroelectric power station will be built at the Kargalinsky reservoir in Kazakhstan

November 12, 2025

Tajikistan

Climate change puts Tajikistan’s hydropower industry at risk

November 7, 2025

A new scientific study, the results of which have just appeared in the international journal Hydrology, has revealed serious risks...

Life in exchange for kilowatts: Rogun Dam and resettlement from the flood zone

November 4, 2025

Ice Bomb: Melting glaciers threaten dams in Central Asia

October 30, 2025

Tajikistan and IDB discussed financing of the Rogun Dam project

October 28, 2025

Hydropower threatens a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tajikistan

October 22, 2025

Uzbekistan

New investment project in Uzbekistan: A 200 MW HPP worth $500 million

October 27, 2025

The Andijan region of Uzbekistan and the Chinese company Sichuan Power Transmission & Transformation Construction have agreed to implement a major investment project in the field of hydropower. The total...

The first hydroelectric power station from the cascade was put into operation on the Naryn River

September 17, 2025

The first power facility of the Naryn cascade of hydroelectric power plants has been commissioned in the Namangan region of Uzbekistan. The start of the construction of new power plants...

A small hydroelectric power station on the Damarik canal was launched in the Tashkent region

September 13, 2025

A small hydroelectric power station has been commissioned on the Damarik canal in the Zangiata district of the Tashkent region. The capacity of the launched facility, which is the first...

A new HPP worth 500 million euros is being built in Uzbekistan

September 6, 2025September 7, 2025

A new hydroelectric power station is being built in the Sharaf-Rashidovsky district of the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan. CENERGOO is engaged in the implementation of the investment project. The main...

Construction of power lines for a cascade of new HPPs begins in Uzbekistan

September 4, 2025September 7, 2025

In the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan, a key stage of the project for the construction of a cascade of small hydroelectric power stations on the Aksu River has been launched...

Afghanistan

The construction of the Qosh-Tepa canal in northern Afghanistan is nearing completion

October 30, 2025

Russia may build small hydropower plants in Afghanistan

October 17, 2025