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11/23/2025, 13:21Almaty, 22 November 2025 – A meeting of the heads of the water and energy departments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan was held in Almaty, chaired by the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Erlan Akkenzhenov.
The negotiations were attended by Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, Minister of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic Taalaibek Ibraev, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan Zurabek Mirzamahmudov, Shavkat Khamraev, Minister of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Almaz Zheenaliev, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The parties agreed on the parameters for further cooperation in the field of water and energy. Given the difficult situation at the Toktogul Reservoir, the participants in the meeting decided to support each other with mutual electricity supplies and to coordinate joint efforts to ensure a successful heating season and prepare for the upcoming growing season.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan confirmed their readiness to supply electricity to Kyrgyzstan in the autumn-winter period. This will allow the Kyrgyz side to reduce electricity generation in winter and accumulate water in the Toktogul reservoir. The accumulated volume will be sent to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan during the growing season to ensure stable irrigation of agricultural land in the southern regions.
In addition, an agreement has been reached on joint measures to reduce consumption and save energy in the region.
The participants in the negotiations emphasised that the joint work is being carried out in a spirit of good neighbourliness and is aimed at strengthening energy security and stability throughout Central Asia. The Uzbek side also confirmed its readiness to provide the technical conditions for transit, supply and balancing of the energy system.
Following the meeting, a trilateral protocol was signed, legally confirming the volumes of winter electricity supplies and water accumulation for the 2026 growing season.
