Development banks and Dams: how to protect rivers from environmentally hazardous projects
How can environmental factors and interests of local residents be taken into account when implementing Dam construction projects in Central Asian countries financed by international...
Irtysh River: cross-border challenges and environmental risks
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has published a study stating that the water resources of the transboundary Irtysh River are becoming increasingly important for China,...
The launch dates of the first stage of the Krasnogorsk hydroelectric power plant have been postponed
The completion of the construction of the start-up complex of the Krasnogorsk hydroelectric power plant on the Irtysh near Omsk was postponed. According to the...
Cascade of hydroelectric power stations on the Koksu River: do we need large-scale protests?
Last week, akim of the region Zhetysu Beibit Isabayev at one of the meetings with the public of the region answered the question of civil...
RKFR: small HPP “Ananyevo” has reached 90% readiness
Head of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RCDF) Artem Novikov said that the construction of the Ananyevo small hydroelectric power station (HPP) in Ak-Sui district of...
Transboundary Irtysh in danger: mercury pollution continues
The press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation reported that the preservation of the ecology of the Irtysh River, where...
The Kengir reservoir is returned under the control of the state
In the Ulytau region, in Kazakhstan, there is the Kengir reservoir, which plays a key role in regulating water resources for energy and irrigation needs,...
Zarafshona Dam: “green” energy at the cost of nature?
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan reported that the French company CARPI Tech has expressed a desire to participate in priority projects...
Environmentalists told about the impact on the nature of the hydroelectric complex on the Irtysh
The Krasnogorsk hydroelectric dam on the transboundary Irtysh River in the Omsk region has been built since 2011. The construction was frozen, and then resumed...
An international seminar on Kambar-Ata HPP-1 was held in Bishkek
A seminar dedicated to the Kambar-Ata HPP-1 project was held in Bishkek on February 19. The event, organized by the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan,...