“Green” energy at the cost of destroying rivers: the hidden threat of hydropower
The recent report of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) "Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025" paints a rather optimistic picture of the development of renewable energy...
Isfara will become the river of friendship of the Central Asian countries
From now on, residents of the border regions of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will jointly use water and energy infrastructure facilities located on the border territories...
The construction of a HPP is changing the landscape near the Papan reservoir
In the Kara-Sui district of the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan, work is underway that foreshadows another human intervention in river ecosystems: construction of access roads...
EDB to finance Pre-TEO for Suusamyr-Kokomerensky cascade of HPP
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) signed an agreement on the provision of technical assistance. The purpose...
A fund will be created in Tajikistan to distribute revenues from the Rogun Dam
A Fund for the distribution of benefits from the sale of electricity produced at the Rogun hydroelectric power station will be established in Tajikistan. This...
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan discussed joint use of Amu Darya
The delegation of the Ministry of Water Resources of Uzbekistan visited Turkmenistan to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of water resources management. Officials of...
Seven hydroelectric power stations of Kyrgyzstan are waiting for a large-scale modernization
The Electric Stations Company announces the launch of a large-scale modernization and maintenance program for key hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) in Kyrgyzstan. The annual plan...
There is a discharge of water from large reservoirs throughout Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan discharges water from large reservoirs in the northern, western, eastern and central regions...
The Kambar-Ata HPP-1 project will receive additional technical assistance
Kyrgyzstan will receive $11 million of soft loan and $2.6 million of grant funds from the International Development Association (World Bank) to provide technical support...
Parts of the Krasnogorsk hydroelectric complex on the Irtysh put up for sale
On March 17, 2025, the Minister of Property Relations of the Omsk Region, Yevgeny Kozlov, signed an order on the terms of privatization of property...