A technical meeting concerning the construction of the Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant Project (HPP) took place in Istanbul, involving representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, with support from the World Bank.
The Republic of Kazakhstan was represented at the talks by Vice Minister of Energy, Yerzhan Yertayev, and Vice Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Arsen Zhakanbayev.
Participants discussed the next steps for the implementation of the Kambarata HPP-1 project – a facility with a capacity of 1860 MW, planned for construction on the Naryn River in the Kyrgyz Republic. The project is being carried out jointly by the governments of the three nations and holds strategic importance for the development of regional water and energy co-operation.
During the meeting, the parties examined key technical aspects of the project, exchanged views on future areas of collaboration, and discussed prospects for co-operation within the water and energy sector.
The implementation of the Kambarata HPP-1 is intended to contribute to the development of Central Asia’s energy potential and to strengthen regional cooperation in the fields of energy and the rational use of water resources.
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