Every consumer in Kyrgyzstan daily uses by 300-350 kW electricity more than country can generate - Energy Minister

• Published date: 17 January 2023
• Publication title: Central Asian News Services

Daily consumption of electricity by each consumer in Kyrgyzstan is by 300-350 kW more than the country can generate, Minister of Energy Talaibek Ibraiev said at the meeting of the Parliament Committee for Fuel and Energy Complex on January 17.

Electricity generation capacity makes 3,256 MW, the Energy Minister said.

Consumption has reached 3,740 MW due to hard frost, he added.

"The deficit in the energy grid makes 450-480 MW. This is why the special equipment activates during...