The Upper Naryn hydropower cascade (Russian: Верхне-Нарынский каскад ГЭС) is a hydropower project in Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan. When completed, it will consist of 4 hydropower plants on the river Naryn: Ak-Bulung, Naryn-1, Naryn-2 and Naryn-3, with a total installed capacity of 238 MW.[1][2]
| Upper Naryn hydropower cascade | |
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  Approximate location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Location | Naryn Region |
| Coordinates | 41°27′N 76°17′E / 41.450°N 76.283°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Naryn |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 238 MW |
Construction was started in June 2013 by the company "Verkhne-Narynskiye GES", a joint venture of the Russian company RusHydro and the Kyrgyz state-owned company "Elektricheskiye stantsii".[3] However, it was interrupted in 2015 due to financial difficulties at RusHydro,[4] and in December 2015 the Kyrgyz government decided to terminate the agreement with the Russian Federation.[5]
References
edit- ^ National Energy Holding (2020). "Promising investment projects in the energy sector" (PDF) (in Russian).
- ^ State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Usage of the Kyrgyz Republic (2019). "Hydropower of the Kyrgyz Republic" (PDF) (in Russian).
- ^ "RusHydro started construction of the Upper Naryn cascade of HPPs in Kyrgyzstan (press release)". RusHydro. 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan's Hydropower Projects Stall Again". IWPR. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Not enough for Naryn". Kommersant. 20 January 2016.
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