CENTRAL ASIA WITH DIVERSE TOPOGRAPHY AND HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS, HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL

Аннотация

Central Asia is a region with a large theoretical potential for electricity generation from hydropower. For decades, electricity generation from hydropower has been playing a significant role especially in the upstream countries. However, the region has failed to harness its full hydropower potential. Tajikistan has only developed 4 percent of its total capacity, while Kyrgyzstan has exploited just 10 percent. If Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were to fully capitalize on their topography, they would have a surplus of electricity to export to their fossil fuel-dependent neighbors.