BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 23. Preparatory work for the construction of the Kambarata-1 hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan is expected to be completed by the end of the year, Trend reports.
According to the country's Ministry of Energy, the preparatory work for the construction of the Kambarata-1 HPP was planned to take two years. The tasks include concrete work and road construction, building a bridge, completing an unfinished section of a tunnel, installing power lines and a substation, diverting the Naryn river, and building a temporary camp for workers.
So far, a 2.8-kilometer section of the road from Bishkek to Osh leading to the HPP site has been prepared and concreted. In the tunnel construction, 64 meters have been excavated from one side and 5 meters from the other side.
Work is also ongoing on the power lines and the substation. The diversion channel is complete, and preparations for the bridge supports are underway. Active efforts are being made to create conditions for the early start of the HPP construction.
Once completed, the Kambarata-1 HPP will have a capacity of 1860 MW and will produce 5.6 billion kWh of electricity per year. Preliminary estimates indicate that the dam will be 256 meters high and the reservoir will hold more than 5.4 billion cubic meters of water.