President Japarov: Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Sector Stronger Than Ever After Five Years of Reform

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has announced that the country’s energy situation improved dramatically over the past five years, crediting reforms, anti-corruption measures, and investments in domestic production.

Japarov recalled that one of his first promises - to lift nationwide electricity limits - was fulfilled in spring 2021, The Caspian Post reports via Kyrgyz media.

“For 190,000 consumers living in harsh mountainous conditions, a tariff of 1 som per kilowatt-hour was introduced without restrictions - now it stands at 1.37 soms,” Japarov said.

He added that low-income citizens receiving social assistance benefit from the ‘Family Support’ tariff, paying just 50 tyiyns per kilowatt-hour for up to 700 kWh of electricity.

The president highlighted that over the past five years, the energy sector’s debt has dropped from 137 billion soms to 25 billion, thanks to stronger oversight and reduced losses.

“We plan to fully repay the debt by the end of next year and move into profit,” he stated.

Japarov revealed that within two and a half years, Kyrgyzstan aims to fully meet its electricity needs domestically, ending dependence on imports.

“We will no longer purchase electricity from other countries and expect no more winter outages,” he said confidently.