BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, September 10. The Japanese company MurooSystems Corporation will invest up to $100 million in projects to build small hydroelectric power plants and a solar power plant in Kyrgyzstan, the statement of Kyrgyzstan's Energy Ministry said, Trend reports.
According to the ministry, during the working trip of Energy Minister Taalaibek Ibraev to Japan, an investment agreement was signed between the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan and MurooSystems Corporation on the implementation of the project for the construction of two small hydropower plants on the Chon-Kemin River with a total capacity of 24–25 MW.
The memorandum was also signed on the implementation of an investment project for the construction of a photovoltaic solar plant with a capacity of up to 100 MW in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan.
The purpose of the memorandum is the intention of the investor to build a solar photovoltaic station with a capacity of up to 100 MW at its own expense or with the attraction of credit financing. The Japanese company plans to invest up to $100 million in these projects.
Furthermore, Minister of Energy Taalaibek Ibraev together with representatives of MurooSystems Corporation visited a small HPP in Japan, where he familiarized himself with the technology of concrete dam construction, materials used, and construction methods. One of the purposes of Minister Ibrayev's trip was to plan the construction of a concrete dam for the Kambarata-1 HPP.