The agreement was reached during a meeting of the heads of the
water and energy agencies from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and
Kyrgyzstan, which took place in Almaty.
This arrangement will enable Kyrgyzstan to reduce its domestic
electricity generation during the winter months and accumulate
water in the Toktogul Reservoir. The stored water will then be
released to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan during the growing season to
ensure a stable supply of irrigation for agricultural lands in the
southern regions.
Additionally, the parties agreed to implement joint measures
aimed at reducing energy consumption and enhancing energy
efficiency.
The meeting was attended by Uzbekistan’s Minister of Energy
Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, Minister of Water Management Shavkat
Khamraev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy Erlan Aqqenzhenov,
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov,
Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Energy Talaibek Ibraev, and Deputy
Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry
Almaz Zheenaliev.
Participants emphasized that the cooperation is aimed at
strengthening energy security and stability across Central Asia.
The Uzbek side also confirmed its readiness to ensure the technical
conditions necessary for transit, supply, and balancing of the
power systems.
Following the meeting, the sides signed a trilateral protocol
legally formalizing the volumes of winter electricity supplies and
water accumulation for the 2026 vegetation period.
Meanwhile, earlier in September, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
concluded a separate protocol on the supply of around 900 million
kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from March to December 2026,
intended to cover projected shortages in Kazakhstan’s southern
energy zone during scheduled maintenance at power plants.
