The Central Asian region is endowed with a sizeable potential for small-scale hydropower (Table 1). In Kazakhstan, the estimated potential is 4800 MW for plant capacity of up to 35 MW, and 2707 MW for less than 10 MW (UNIDO and ICSHP, 2016).
wer system (Central Asian Power System (CAPS)). The basis for the coordinated operation of CAPS is a multilateral agreement on parallel operation, signed by the five national power systems (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) in the late 1990s.2 But, there is still relatively limited amounts of cross-borde
Coordination Electrical Power Council of Central Asia (CEPC) is a consultative body for coordination of parallel operation of power systems of Central Asia. Mutually agreed decisions and rules to ensure economical, mutually beneficial reliable parallel operation of power systems are adopted by open voting of the Participants and are binding.
pment, poverty reduction and shared prosperitySource: World Bank Group, “Central Asia electricity trade brings economic growth and f
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