Kyrgyzstan received 67.8 million kWh of electricity in April 2023 from Russia through the territory of Kazakhstan.
This is evidenced by the data of the Kyrgyz Energy Settlement Center, 24.kg agency reports.
In addition, Kazakhstan supplied 90.8 million kWh to Kyrgyzstan during the same time. and 269 million kWh. came from Turkmenistan.
In total, in April 2023, Kyrgyzstan imported 427.6 million kWh. electricity. The total volume of electricity supplied to the grid amounted to 1.2 billion kWh. This means that Kyrgyzstan bought a third of all electricity from other countries.
The cost of purchased electricity is not called by the authorities. They call it a trade secret, the agency reports.
Kyrgyzstan produces and consumes at least 16.5 billion kWh per year electricity. Of these, about 560 million kWh. Kyrgyzstan exports during the period of least consumption. In 2022, 16.1 billion kWh was generated, and in 2023, the total domestic consumption is expected to be 16.8 billion kWh.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
June 15, 2023