In Kyrgyzstan, green energy will be built on the ruins of Soviet dams

The director of the Green Energy Fund of Kyrgyzstan proposed using the remains of concrete dams that were built on the country’s rivers even before the construction of the Toktogul HPP for new small HPPs.

Several small hydroelectric power plants operated in Kyrgyzstan during the Soviet era. However, after the construction of the Toktogul hydroelectric power station, which began in 1962 and ended in 1974, their work was stopped, as they were no longer needed.

According to the director of the Green Energy Fund of Kyrgyzstan, Kundus Kyrbasheva, concrete structures that can be reused have been preserved at the sites of former small hydroelectric power stations. Currently, work is underway to clarify the data on these objects.

According to her, the republic is studying all possible locations for the construction of small hydropower plants. Information is being collected on the most suitable places for their placement. The lands belonging to forestry enterprises, the water department, as well as private and municipal administrations are considered for the construction of small hydroelectric power plants. These plots are combined into lots, and ten lots are put up for tender.