An initial assessment of Kambarata 1 and 2 hydropower projects / Central Asia Natural Resources Management Program, Transboundary Water and Energy Project.

Cover title.

“November 10, 2003”.

“Central Asia Natural Resources Management Program, Transboundary Water and Energy Project”—at head of title.

“Contract No. LAG I-00-99-00019, Order No : 809”—cover page.

“Natural Resources Management Program”—running caption.

Contents: List of acronyms—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. The Central Asia power system—3. The Kyrgyzstan power system—4. The proposed Kambarata 1 and 2 hydropower projects—5. Meetings with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan officials—6. Conclusions and recommendations.

Summary: “The Kambarata 1 and Kambarata 2 hydropower projects in Kyrgyzstan were identified under the Soviet regime as logical additions to the integrated Central Asian Power System (CAPS). In 1993 the projects were the subjects of an evaluation study funded by the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) and carried out by Harza Engineering Company. The World Bank and other international financial institutions, donors, and government agencies have expressed continued interest in the linkages between water and energy in the Aral Sea Basin. In this context, Kambarata 1 has attracted attention because it would help to resolve the long-term winter electric power shortages in Kyrgyzstan that, in turn, exacerbate conflicts between the use of water for irrigation and energy generation in the Syr Darya basin”—(p. [iv]).