Kyrgyzstan Exceeds Energy Targets for 2024, Plans for Continued Cooperation on Electricity Imports

Kyrgyzstan's Energy Minister, Taalaibek Ibraev, shared the country's energy sector indicators for 2024, highlighting that the nation has surpassed its targets in hydropower and small hydroelectric plants.

Speaking at a briefing in Bishkek, Ibraev outlined that electricity generation for 2024 included 12.8 billion kilowatt-hours from hydropower plants, 1.8 billion from heating and power plants, and 250 million from small hydropower plants. Currently, small hydropower plants are generating 400 million kilowatt-hours, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kyrgyz media.

The total energy consumption of Kyrgyzstan in 2024 is expected to be at the level of 17.5 billion kilowatt-hours. To cover the deficit, the country purchased it from its neighbors. Thus, 1.13 billion kilowatt-hours were imported from Kazakhstan, 1.7 billion - from Turkmenistan (which exceeds the contractual 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours), and 485 million - from Uzbekistan, 100 percent of the agreed volume.

The minister emphasized that all necessary agreements on electricity imports for 2025 have already been signed.