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Bakiev met Kulov

Posted by Elena Skochilo | in Energy, Politics | on April 30th, 2008
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The President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev held a meeting with Felix Kulov, leader of the opposition party “Ar-Namys” to discuss a critical situation in the energy sector of the Kyrgyz economy.
Felix Kulov spoke about the specific methods of attracting German investments for the building of small and medium hydroelectric power stations.
As is well known, […]

Electrification of Kyrgyz railroads

Posted by Asel | in Energy, Electricity, Environmental, Economics | on March 1st, 2008
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The Chinese company CNC will start the electrification of Kyrgyzstan railroads, informs Delo Nomer. This company has experience in implementing such projects, and in particular, in other countries of the Central Asia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
This one hundred million dollars project will be completed in five years. Electrification will substantially increase the velocity of trains and […]

Kyrgyzstan refuses to supply electricity to Tajikistan

Posted by Ayan Dane | in Energy, Electricity, Regional news | on February 15th, 2008
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Kyrgyzstan has stopped supplying electricity to Tajikistan, said Kyrgyz Minister of Energy and Industry Saparbek Balkibekov. During the meeting in Moscow in January 24, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Akil Akilov asked Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov to increase capacity of electricity supply to Tajikistan, informs CA-News Service.
Currently Tajikistan is in extremely critical situation with […]

Gazprom targets Kyrgyzgaz?

Posted by CXW | in Business, Energy | on February 1st, 2008
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Certainly the notion of the Russian Gazprom seeking to gain a stake in Kyrgyzgaz is likely to be seen as a further sign of Russia’s supposedly agressive energy politics, as suggested by the title of Eurasianet’s article - “Russia Striking Back in Engergy Game, Makes Play for Kyrgyz National Gas Company” - on the subject.
Yet, […]

Kyrgyzstan’s share of the geological pie

Posted by Ben | in Energy, Economics | on December 16th, 2007
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Central Asia and hydrocarbons, that is usually a story limited to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, the oil and gas rich countries of the region. Fair enough, Uzbekistan also has some considerable gas deposits, yet it remains a net importer of energy.

Despite some old rusty derricks in the Ferghana Valley, oil and gas in Kyrgyzstan […]

Russian investments in Kyrgyzstan

Posted by Asel | in International Relations, Energy, Electricity, Environmental, Economics | on October 14th, 2007
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Two projects on building aluminum plants can be implemented in Kyrgyzstan said the head of RosAtom Sergey Kiriyenko, informs 24.kg. Also Kiriyenko represents the Russian side in inter governmental joint commission on trade, economy, science, and technical cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Russia. One of the projects is being prepared by Rinko Holding, and another […]

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