Around 10 small hydropower plants were launched in Kyrgyzstan in 2022, Deputy Minister of Energy Talaibek Baigaziev said at the meeting of the Parliament Committee for Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy.
15 small hydropower plants were launched in 2023, he said.
Small hydropower plants mainly provide electricity for cryptocurrency mining farms, the Deputy Minister of Energy said.
Some part of electricity generated by small hydropower plants go to households, he said.
