Ambassador Tolenda Makeev met with the vice-president of the Austrian company Andritz Hydro Alexander Schwab. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. 

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of further effective implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic and Andritz Hydro within the framework of the official visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov to Austria on 24-25 November 2024.

The Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan informed the representative of the Austrian company about promising investment projects in the energy sector of the Kyrgyz Republic. In particular, he noted the Kambar-Ata HPP-1 construction project, which reflects broad economic, environmental and social benefits and prospects for both Kyrgyzstan and the entire Central Asian region.
For his part, Alexander Schwab confirmed that Andritz Hydro has the necessary resources and is interested in the implementation of hydropower projects in Kyrgyzstan.

In this regard, the parties agreed to continue joint efforts to develop a roadmap for the practical implementation of specific hydropower projects in the Kyrgyz Republic.