Kyrgyzstan Attracts $2.32 Billion from International Partners in Nine Months

Between January and September 2026, Kyrgyzstan signed framework agreements with international partners totaling $2,321.7 million. The figure was announced by Deputy Finance Minister Nurbek Akzholov at an off-site session of the parliamentary committee on international affairs, defense, security and migration, held on 13 November in the village of Kara-Oy in the Issyk-Kul region.

Among the partners are the International Development Association and the Asian Development Bank. In parallel, an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is being prepared.

Energy Ministry representative Emil Mukhambetov reported on preparations for the construction of the Kambarata HPP-1 with a capacity of 1,880 MW and a planned annual output of about 6 billion kWh. The project's feasibility study was approved on 5 June 2026; negotiations on an intergovernmental agreement with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are continuing.

Deputies were also presented with a renewable energy development project worth $80.2 million and the iFIRST project with $35 million in confirmed climate financing.

In the area of power grid modernization, 844,070 ASKUE smart meters have already been installed. According to the Energy Ministry, electricity losses in the networks fell from 11.67% in 2024 to 8.12% in 2026.

In education, five international projects are being implemented with a total volume of $110.06 million, with support from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank and the Global Partnership for Education. Under the "Education for the Future" project, $45.13 million has been disbursed: 499 preschool facilities have been renovated, 679 groups have been created, 25,368 computers have been delivered to schools, and more than 36 thousand teachers have received training in digital literacy.