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Pilot solar power generation project with energy storage system launched in Bishkek

QAZAQ GREEN. A presentation of a pilot project introducing a solar photovoltaic system with an energy storage system (BESS) in the commercial sector was held in Bishkek. The project was implemented with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic, 24.kg reports. According to the ministry, the facility is equipped with a solar power plant with a capacity of about 50 kilowatts,

January 21, 2026

Tajikistan discusses climate project on forest conservation and restoration

Particular attention was paid to the role of ecosystem protection and restoration in strengthening the country’s resilience to climate change; photo: FAO Tajikistan. A national consultation on the preparation of a new Green Climate Fund (GCF) project was held in Dushanbe, focusing on tree planting, sustainable forest management, and forest

January 21, 2026

Issues Related to the Implementation of Waste-to-Energy Projects Discussed

Aziz Abdukhakimov, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on environmental issues and Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, held a series of meetings dedicated to the implementation of projects for the thermal treatment of municipal solid waste with electricity generation. The discussions were

January 21, 2026

The UN will support Tajikistan’s water and glacier initiatives at the global level

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the UN, Jonibek Hikmat, held talks with UN Under-Secretary-General Rabab Fatima, according to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties agreed on joint steps to coordinate the actions of landlocked countries, focusing on the implementation of the

January 20, 2026

The EBRD will provide almost $200 million for the construction of a solar photovoltaic power plant in Uzbekistan.

The new station will have an annual output of 664 GWh of electricity, and the introduction of the BESS energy storage system will increase the reliability and flexibility of the power system. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide up to $195.5 million for the construction and

January 20, 2026

In Tajikistan, saxaul has been planted on hundreds of hectares to combat the effects of climate change.

n the Shahritus district of the Khatlon region, saxaul has been planted on over 250 hectares, and in the Asht district of the Sughd region, on 70 hectares, as part of climate change mitigation measures. It is planned that by 2027, saxaul will be planted on over 350 hectares in

January 20, 2026

IRENA and WMO Report: Climate variability as both a risk and an opportunity for the global energy transition

QAZAQ GREEN. Climate variability and long-term climate change are increasingly shaping the performance and reliability of renewable energy systems worldwide, according to the WMO–IRENA 2024 Year in Review: Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Demand, released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report,

January 19, 2026

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan discussed water and energy cooperation in Turkestan.

he 13th meeting of the joint working group to develop proposals for deepening cooperation, as well as the 2nd meeting of the Kazakh-Uzbek joint working group to coordinate efforts to develop a mutually beneficial sustainable mechanism for water and energy cooperation in Central Asia, were held in Turkestan, Kazinform reports,

January 19, 2026

Technical capacity-building trainings under the Paris Agreement

From 13 to 16 January 2026, on the initiative of the Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Republic of Tajikistan and the Global Environment

January 19, 2026

Tajikistan and the EU discussed expanding cooperation in energy and water resources.

Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan Daler Juma met with Isabel Uritz Hernandez, Head of Cooperation Section of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Tajikistan. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan.

January 19, 2026