Kyrgyzstan To Construct Floating Solar Power Plant At Toktogul HPP
Date
11/30/2024 1:06:34 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, November 30. Kyrgyzstan is
set to construct a floating solar power plant at its Toktogul
hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Trend reports via the country's
Ministry of Energy.
Kyrgyz energy Minister Taalaibek Ibraev signed the corresponding
investment agreement during his visit to Germany. The deal involves
the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan and several companies,
including Sonnenenergie a.s., AB Progressio GmbH, LTI ReEnergy
CleanTech Project Development UG, and OJSC Toktogul Solar Power
Station.
The primary objective of the agreement is to attract investment
into Kyrgyzstan's green energy projects, reduce the country's
reliance on imported electricity, and strengthen energy security
and independence.
The planned floating solar power plant will have a capacity of
612 MW and will be built in two phases. Construction is expected to
take up to four years.
Additionally, Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG and the
Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU). The MoU focuses on exploring and implementing
energy sector projects in the region.
Minister Ibraev and Maxim Zubov, Vice President for Türkiye and
Central Asia at Siemens Energy, signed the agreement.
Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan's electricity production totaled 10.943
billion kWh in January–October 2024, a decrease of 1.4 percent
compared to the same period last year, according to the country's
state statistical committee.
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