Kazakhstan tightens control over the use of water resources
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has approved a new Water Code of the country, which is designed to reform water resources management and increase their...
The risks of the Rogun Dam require special investigation
The World Bank Inspection Council has published an official request to investigate projects related to the construction of the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. The complaint...
Verkhne-Naryn cascade HPP: another chance for RusHydro?
Despite the financial disagreements that have been going on since 2016-2018, RusHydro's work with the Kyrgyz Republic has not been suspended. This was announced today...
The Chinese company will build nine small HPPs on the Karadarya River
The Chinese company Xinjiang Qianyuan Kunyu Construction Engineering plans to build mini-hydroelectric power plants in Uzbekistan, the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry...
Man versus birds: how dams disrupt ecosystems in Southern Siberia
Human intervention, especially the construction of dams on rivers, causes a tangible and often irreparable blow to the bird populations of the Omsk region. This...
On the way to energy export, Kyrgyzstan will build up rivers with small dams
Kyrgyzstan's plans to significantly increase hydropower capacity raise serious concerns about the future of the country's river ecosystems. Energy Minister Taalaibek Ibrayev announced his intention...
The risks of the Rogun Dam require special investigation
The World Bank Inspection Council has published an official request to investigate projects related to the construction of the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. The complaint...
Qosh-Tepa Channel: salvation for Faryab, sentence for Amu Darya?
In the drought-stricken Afghan province of Faryab, farmers are sounding the alarm: their livelihoods are hanging by a thread due to severe water shortages and...
Thousands of micro HPPs in Uzbekistan threaten the biodiversity of rivers and canals
The recent decree of the President of Uzbekistan on measures to develop a network of microhydroelectric power plants (MICROHPPS) opens the way to the construction...
Slovakia is ready to build small hydropower plants on the mountain rivers of Kyrgyzstan
Slovak companies Vodohospodarska výstavba and MicroStep-MIS are interested in implementing projects in Kyrgyzstan for the construction of dams and the management of hydroelectric power plants....