Kyrgyzstan Advances 15 MW Floating Solar Plant Project at HPP-5

Kyrgyzstan is preparing to build a 15 MW floating solar power plant at the facilities of the operating HPP-5 hydropower station. With support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country’s Ministry of Energy has begun selecting a consultant to prepare the project.

The tender received applications from 22 companies across different countries. Following preliminary screening, the pool of contenders was narrowed to six participants, which have already been invited to submit detailed proposals. Selecting the consultant will serve as the starting point for developing the technical and financial parameters of the future plant.

The decision to launch the large-scale project builds on the operational results of a pilot floating solar installation at the same HPP-5 site, which was commissioned on March 1, 2024. The test facility has a capacity of 0.1 MW, meaning the planned plant will exceed it by 150 times. According to ministry data, the pilot station generated 133,900 kWh of electricity in 2024 and 141,100 kWh over the full year of 2025. Over the first ten months of 2026, generation reached 132,500 kWh – nearly matching the previous year’s annual output. In total, the pilot installation has supplied 407,500 kWh to the grid since its launch.