Uzbekistan begins to compensate Kyrgyzstan for electricity withheld during winter cold

Compared to last year, the volume of electricity imports to Kyrgyzstan decreased by 5.7%, Kabar news agency writes.

The main volume of electricity for the first three months of this year came from Kazakhstan, more than 485.9 million kilowatt-hours, or 52.3%. The total cost of Kazakhstani electricity amounted to 1 billion 259 million 961.2 thousand soms. Based on the data presented, the price for 1 kilowatt-hour averaged 2.59 soms.

Electricity supplies from Turkmenistan have resumed since February. For two months, more than 297.3 million kilowatt-hours were supplied to Kyrgyzstan, which is almost a third of the total volume (32%). The total cost amounted to 778 million 675.4 thousand soms - an average of 2.6 soms per kilowatt-hour.

According to the publication, starting in March, Kyrgyzstan resumed the import of electricity from Uzbekistan. In previous reports, there was no information about deliveries from Uzbekistan. During the month, Uzbekistan provided more than 145.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to the neighboring republic.

In January 2023, electricity was not imported from Turkmenistan. Then the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan reported that the supply of electricity was temporarily suspended amid the energy crisis in Uzbekistan.

“Uzbekistan withheld the electricity supplied from Turkmenistan to Kyrgyzstan through its territory, and undertook to later reimburse the withheld amount of electricity to the Kyrgyz Republic,” the report says.