Rivers.Help! – Rivers and Dams in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan and China agreed to accelerate the launch of hydroelectric units at two HPPs

December 11, 2025

Alpbek Sadyrov, General Director of Electric Stations OJSC, paid a working visit to the People's Republic of China, where he...

Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan expand partnership on HPP and CASA-1000 project

December 6, 2025

Negotiations of the heads of energy departments of the two countries took place in Islamabad. The Minister of Energy of...

Financing of the Kambar-Ata HPP-1 project will begin next year

December 6, 2025

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a working meeting with the Minister of Energy of Kyrgyzstan Taalaibek Ibraev, during which...

A new small hydroelectric power station “Shamshy” with a capacity of 1.7 MW was launched in the Chui region

November 28, 2025

In the Chui region of the Kyrgyz Republic, on the territory of the village of Shamshy, an official ceremony of...

The second hydroelectric unit was launched at the Uch-Kurgan HPP after modernization

November 27, 2025

Major repairs and complete modernization of the second hydroelectric unit have been completed at the Uch-Kurgan HPP. The equipment has...

Kazakhstan

Central Asian countries have agreed to exchange water and electricity

November 23, 2025

The largest hydroelectric power plants of Kazakhstan included in the new privatization plan

November 22, 2025

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed on joint water resources management

November 16, 2025

Tajikistan

Arab funds have confirmed their readiness to finance the Rogun Dam

December 11, 2025

Negotiations on attracting investments in key infrastructure projects of Tajikistan were held in the capital of Saudi Arabia. The meeting...

The water level in the reservoir of the Nurek Dam continues to fall

December 10, 2025

Climate change reduces electricity generation at Dams in Tajikistan

December 8, 2025

Hydropower crisis: Tajikistan introduced strict limits on electricity

December 2, 2025

Bitcoin instead of light: how mining will ensure the payback of the Rogun Dam

November 26, 2025

Uzbekistan

Georiski and HPP: a new model for assessing threats to the Charvak reservoir

December 7, 2025

A group of researchers from the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and leading universities of the country has developed a comprehensive model for assessing geological risks for the Charvak reservoir...

The Chinese company Zenith Hydro Electrics is building a hydroelectric power station in Namangan region

November 19, 2025

In the Namangan region of the Republic of Uzbekistan, work continues on the development of the energy infrastructure of the region by attracting foreign investment. Khokim of the region Shavkatjon...

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...

Afghanistan

Water crisis in Central Asia: Qosh-Tepa canal and shortage of hydropower

December 4, 2025

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

October 30, 2025