Does Kyrgyzstan have solar energy?

Kyrgyzstan’s geographic location and climatic conditions are quite favourable for the broader development of solar energy, evident in solar radiation maps.

Which sector consumes the most energy in Kyrgyzstan?

Residential sector is the largest energy consuming sector in the country, followed by transport and industry. Electricity consumption per capita, although sometimes limited by power outages, increased by more than 45% from 2010 to 2018. Renewables contribute to 27% (2018) of Kyrgyzstan’s energy mix.

How much energy does Kyrgyzstan produce a year?

The industrial enterprises of Kyrgyzstan can produce (with an annual increase of 10%–15%): solar collectors — 100–150 thousand m2 per year; micro HPPs — 2–2.5 MW per year; wind turbines — 250–300 kW per year; photoelectric converters on the existing base — up to 2–3 MW per year; and biogas plants — 70–100 million m 3 per year (Obozov et al., 2013).

What is Kyrgyzstan's energy saving potential?

Kyrgyzstan’s energy saving potential is significant: it is estimated that rehabilitation and modernisation can save up to 25% of electricity and 15% of heat.

What is the solar potential of Turkmenistan?

With 80% of the country covered by the Karakum Desert and sunlight duration ranging between 2700–3150 h in some regions, e.g. Kuli, Gasan and Ashgabat, the solar potential is substantial in Turkmenistan (Shadrina, 2019). The potential for solar PV is estimated at 655,000 MW (UNIDO and ICSHP, 2016) or 1484 TWh/year (Eshchanov et al., 2019).

How much electricity is produced by solar power plants in Kazakhstan?

Meanwhile, electricity produced at solar power plants amounted to 563.14 million kWh in 2019 (QazaqSolar, 2020a), and in the first quarter of 2020, production was at 196.17 million (QazaqSolar, 2020b), which increased to 603.41 million kWh in the first half of 2020 (Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, 2020).