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Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agreed on winter electricity supplies and water storage

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A meeting of the heads of water and energy departments of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was held in Almaty, at which key parameters for further cooperation in this area were agreed upon.

The meeting was attended by the ministers of energy and water resources of three countries, including the head of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, the Minister of Water Resources, Shavkat Khamraev, the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan, Yerlan Akkenzhenov, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, the Minister of Energy of Kyrgyzstan, Taalaibek Ibraev, and the deputy head of the Kyrgyz department, Almaza. Zheenalieva.

The parties discussed the situation at the Toktogul reservoir and agreed on mechanisms for mutual support in the upcoming autumn-winter period.

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan confirmed their readiness to supply electricity to Kyrgyzstan, which will allow Bishkek to reduce winter production and increase water storage in Toktogul. This stock will be sent to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan during the growing season to ensure stable watering of farmland in the southern regions.

The negotiators also agreed on joint measures to reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency.

It was noted that coordination of actions is built in the spirit of good neighborliness and serves to strengthen energy security in Central Asia. Uzbekistan, for its part, confirmed its readiness to provide the necessary technical conditions for transit, supplies and balancing of the region’s energy system.

As a result of the meeting, a tripartite protocol was signed, fixing the volumes of winter electricity supplies and water storage parameters for the growing season of 2026.

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