Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan: Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Water Tensions Escalate over Hydropower Clash

Mar 28, 2024 | Daryo
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Uzbekistan’s hydropower development projects along the Naryn River have sparked tensions with neighboring Kyrgyzstan, exacerbating the latter's existing water resource woes, the Times of Central Asia reported. The construction of six hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) by Uzbekistan’s Uzbekhydroenergo, with a total capacity of 228 megawatts, has raised concerns in Kyrgyzstan, which relies on water exchanges with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in exchange for electricity.