Electric filters of Bishkek combined heat and power plant were turned off during technical audit - Minister of Natural Resources

• Published date: 07 February 2023
• Publication title: Central Asian News Services

The Bishkek combined heat and power plant (BCHPP) is one of the main air pollution contributors. It was checked just one time for 10 years, Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision Dinara Kutmanova said during a roundtable discussion on fight against smog on February 7.

The Ministry of Natural Resources ordered a technical audit of the BCHPP from a Russian company in 2022 on a grant basis, she said.

"I received a technical audit report on January 30. I just needed the confirmation of my guesses, I did not have the tool to prove that before," Minister Kutmanova said.

Minister Kutmanova reminded the laboratory of the State Environmental Protection and Forestry Agency lost accreditation in 2016. The Ministry of Natural Resources was set up in 2021, the process of obtaining certificate of accreditation resumed. "We have...