Kyrgyzstan will build Nizhne-Tarskaya HPP and modernize Bystrovskaya HPP

Projects for the construction of a new hydroelectric power station and a deep modernization of the existing one have been launched in Kyrgyzstan. The key financial partner is the World Bank, which provided the country with concessional financing for the implementation of these initiatives.

The focus is on two objects. The first is the construction of the Nizhne—Tarskaya HPP on the Tar River in the Kara-Kuldzhinsky district of the Osh region. According to preliminary calculations, the capacity of the new station will be 19 MW. The second project is aimed at the reconstruction of the Bystrovskaya HPP with a capacity of 8.7 MW. The upgrade will increase the efficiency of the turbine by 16-18%, so that the annual electricity generation will increase by about 7.2 million kWh without increasing water consumption.

The practical stage of project implementation began in May 2025, when Chakan HPP OJSC announced an international tender to attract consultants. Their task will be to develop a detailed feasibility study (feasibility study), which will determine the exact cost, technical parameters and economic feasibility of construction and reconstruction. Interest in the project turned out to be high: 21 companies submitted applications for participation, of which five, who provided the most complete documentation, were selected for further coordination with the World Bank.

The financial basis for these initiatives is an interest-free loan from the World Bank in the amount of 43.2 million US dollars. The terms of the loan, as indicated by the Ministry of Energy, are extremely beneficial for Kyrgyzstan: it is granted for a period of 50 years and includes a 10-year grace period during which payments on the principal debt will not be made.

Original (in Russian): Кыргызстан построит Нижне-Тарскую ГЭС и модернизирует Быстровскую ГЭС