Kyrgyzstan, ADB Explore Major Investments in Rail, Energy, and Housing

Chairman of the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev has met with Leah Gutierrez, Director General of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Central and West Asia Department, to discuss major infrastructure priorities including railways, hydropower, highways, and housing.

Kasymaliev congratulated Gutierrez on her appointment and thanked the ADB for its long-standing contribution to Kyrgyzstan’s socio-economic development, The Caspian Post reports via Kyrgyz media.

Talks centered on key infrastructure priorities, including the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the Kambarata HPP-1 hydropower project, the Barskoon-Bedel highway, and affordable housing initiatives. Kasymaliev underlined the country’s interest in attracting foreign investment to advance these large-scale projects.

Special focus was given to the Kambarata HPP-1 project, with Kasymaliev noting the completion of an updated feasibility study, the drafting of an environmental and social impact assessment, and preparations for an intergovernmental agreement.

Kasymaliev also expressed confidence that the expected visit of ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa to Kyrgyzstan in November would inject new momentum into bilateral cooperation.

Gutierrez, in turn, highlighted that the ADB has implemented numerous projects across different sectors in Kyrgyzstan over more than 30 years of partnership.