Rivers.Help! – Rivers and Dams in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan

Central Asian Nations Agree on Toktogul Water Discharge Limits

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Kambarata-1 Hydropower Talks

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Kyrgyzstan Tenders Land for Six Small Hydropower Plants

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Kyrgyz Villagers Protest Hydropower Project Threatening Ak-Tuz Ecosystem

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Kyrgyzstan Advances Major Hydropower Modernization Projects

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Deploys New Dredgers to Restore Reservoir Capacity

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Kazakhstan Completes Spring Water Discharge in Irtysh Basin

May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

Kazakhstan Launches 30 MW Small Hydroelectric Plant Project

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Tajikistan

ADB Delays Rogun Dam Funding Over Environmental and Rights Concerns

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026

Tajikistan Completes Upgrade of Seventh Nurek Hydropower Unit

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026

Kazakhstan to Import Hydropower from Tajikistan’s Rogun Plant

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

Tajikistan Prepares for 2026 Water Summit Amid Local Infrastructure Gaps

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Tajikistan Allocates Over $1B to Rogun Dam for 2026

February 15, 2026February 22, 2026

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Shifts Strategy to Address Regional Water Crisis

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

Uzbekistan Overhauls Hydropower Regulations to Expand Capacity

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Central Asia Modernizes Syr Darya Water Infrastructure Amid Climate Pressures

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026

Uzbekistan Announces $5.8 Billion Hydropower Expansion by 2032

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

New 6.9-Megawatt Hydropower Plant Nears Completion in Uzbekistan

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Afghanistan

Critical Water and Energy Imbalance Escalates in the Hari Rud Basin

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Advance Water Cooperation on Qosh Tepa Canal

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026