Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Prospects for Low-Carbon Energy Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (4)
Authors
Mutovin, Sergey I.; Pyzhev, Anton I.; Pyzheva, Yulia I.
Contact information
Mutovin, Sergey I.: Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation; Pyzhev, Anton I. : Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation; ; Pyzheva, Yulia I. : Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Keywords
low-carbon energy; climate projects; international cooperation; Central Asia; Kyrgyz Republic; Russian Federation
Abstract

The population of the Central Asian countries has been growing steadily in recent decades, which has become the most important factor in increasing demand for energy resources. It can be assumed that in the medium term, the ability to effectively meet the region’s demand for electricity will be a key factor in its macroeconomic and geopolitical stability. The article shows the correlation between the trends of economic growth, population and electricity production in the last 30 years on the example of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. It is concluded that there is a growing structural energy deficit in the Republic, which is still not compensated for by a relatively small amount of new capacity commissioned against the background of high specific electricity consumption per capita. Even though today the Kyrgyz Republic is among the countries with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions in the world, ignoring climate factors may lead to a rapid increase in the relevance of this agenda for the country. To timely respond to this challenge, low-carbon solutions should be favored in the design and implementation of national energy development initiatives. Big Russian energy and technology companies can become operators of such initiatives on terms that are mutually beneficial to both parties

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826–833
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Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/155115

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