Plots of land for the construction of nine small hydroelectric power stations have been put out to tender in Kyrgyzstan

The Green Energy Fund under the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has announced a tender for the allocation of land plots for the construction of nine small hydroelectric power stations. The total designed capacity of the projects is 108.1 megawatts. The plots are located in the Talas, Chui and Jalal-Abad regions.

Nine plots with a total area of over 56.5 hectares have been put up for tender. The largest project involves the construction of a small hydroelectric power station with a capacity of 24 megawatts in the Talas District of the Talas Region. Land plots with a total area of 20.72 hectares are being offered for this project.

Another major project, with a capacity of 23 megawatts, is planned for the Toktogul District of the Jalal-Abad Region, on the Kishen site near the village of Sarysogot. A total of 6.8 hectares of land has been earmarked for its construction.

In addition, a 3.8-hectare plot has been proposed within the Zh. Bekbaev Bishkek Forestry Enterprise for the construction of a small hydroelectric power station with a capacity of 17.3 megawatts.

Plots have also been made available in the Toktogul District for projects with capacities of 15 megawatts, 9.3 megawatts and 3.5 megawatts. In the Talas Region, a 9-megawatt project is also planned in the Aitmatov District.

A further two projects, each with a capacity of 3.5 megawatts, are planned in the Sokuluk and Issyk-Ata districts of the Chui Region.

Consequently, the largest share of the proposed capacity is in the Jalal-Abad Region – 50.8 megawatts, or around 47 per cent of the total capacity of all nine projects.

In addition, further plots of land required for the implementation of the projects have been put up for tender under separate lots.

The tender will take place on 15 December.