Kyrgyzstan is completing the infrastructure required to begin construction of the Kambarata-1 hydroelectric power plant in the Jalal-Abad region. The project on the Naryn River, the largest in the country, has moved into the site preparation phase following the establishment of transport and power links in the mountainous terrain.
The preliminary work focuses on providing heavy machinery access to the dam site. Construction crews have completed a 120-meter tunnel to bypass rock formations, linking the site to the Bishkek–Osh highway. A second road connecting a technical section to the main hydraulic works is also approaching completion.
Logistical access across the Naryn River will be supported by a new bridge. Workers have finished the concrete supports and are assembling the metal spans, with approximately half of the installation now complete. To power the construction phase, a 110-kilovolt substation and high-voltage lines are being installed to provide a stable electricity supply for heavy equipment.
A residential complex for 100 technical personnel is more than half finished, designed to allow for continuous operations at the site. The completion of these facilities is a technical requirement before the main phase of the hydroelectric station begins. Kambarata-1 is intended to reduce Kyrgyzstan’s domestic energy shortage and increase its capacity for electricity exports.
