CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE MORE LUCRATIVE TO SOLVE ENERGY PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE NEED FOR ELECTRICITY IN CENTRAL ASIA MORE AND MORE, AND POWER PLANTS AND OLD NETWORKS CAN NO LONGER HANDLE THE LOAD. HOWEVER, THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION HAVE WHAT IS MISSING – SOME OF THEM HAVE LARGE HYDROPOWER, OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE THERMAL PRODUCTION, AND OTHERS ACTIVELY DEVELOP SUN AND WIND ENERGY. WHY IS THE AREA NOT YET EXPLOITING THIS POTENTIAL TO THE END AND HOW MUCH CAN WE GAIN FROM COOPERATION? THE ENERGY SECTOR IN CENTRAL ASIA IS APPROACHING AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE. THE POPULATION HAS GROWN, EXPANDING CITIES, NEW BUSINESSES OPEN, INDUSTRY AND EMERGING DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. ALL THIS REQUIRES ONE THING – A STABLE POWER PROVIDER. BUT RISING DEMAND BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER. POWER STATIONS AND TRANSMISSION LINES IN MANY COUNTRIES HAVE TO BE UPGRADED, AND NEW SOLAR STATIONS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL BALANCE. ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES PRESENTED IN A NEW ANALYTIC REPORT BY THE BANK FOR EURASIA (AND HI), BY 2030, DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY IN CENTRAL ASIA MAY RISE BY 27% IN RELATION TO CURRENT LEVELS. AT THE SAME TIME, BY 2035, THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD MORE THAN 35 GW SOLAR AND WIND POWER PLANTS. AT THE SAME TIME, UP TO 70% OF EXISTING NETWORKS AND STATIONS NEED MODERNIZATION. THE RESULT IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION: IT WILL TAKE MORE ELECTRICITY, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE IT AND PROVIDE IT TO CONSUMERS IS NOT ALWAYS READY FOR SUCH LOADS. THE VAUGH OFFERS A LOOK AT THE ENERGY SECTOR NOT ONLY FROM A SINGLE STATE PERSPECTIVE, BUT ALSO OF THE ENTIRE REGION. SOMEONE HAS AN ENERGY THAT IS MISSING TO HIS NEIGHBOR AS THE MAIN CHARACTERISTIC OF CENTRAL ASIA IS THAT THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRIES COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER GREATLY. KYRGYZSTAN AND TAJIKISTAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT WATER POWER POTENTIAL.

CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE MORE LUCRATIVE TO SOLVE ENERGY PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE NEED FOR ELECTRICITY IN CENTRAL ASIA MORE AND MORE, AND POWER PLANTS AND OLD NETWORKS CAN NO LONGER HANDLE THE LOAD. HOWEVER, THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION HAVE WHAT IS MISSING – SOME OF THEM HAVE LARGE HYDROPOWER, OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE THERMAL PRODUCTION, AND OTHERS ACTIVELY DEVELOP SUN AND WIND ENERGY. WHY IS THE AREA NOT YET EXPLOITING THIS POTENTIAL TO THE END AND HOW MUCH CAN WE GAIN FROM COOPERATION? THE ENERGY SECTOR IN CENTRAL ASIA IS APPROACHING AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE. THE POPULATION HAS GROWN, EXPANDING CITIES, NEW BUSINESSES OPEN, INDUSTRY AND EMERGING DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. ALL THIS REQUIRES ONE THING – A STABLE POWER PROVIDER. BUT RISING DEMAND BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER. POWER STATIONS AND TRANSMISSION LINES IN MANY COUNTRIES HAVE TO BE UPGRADED, AND NEW SOLAR STATIONS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL BALANCE. ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES PRESENTED IN A NEW ANALYTIC REPORT BY THE BANK FOR EURASIA (AND HI), BY 2030, DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY IN CENTRAL ASIA MAY RISE BY 27% IN RELATION TO CURRENT LEVELS. AT THE SAME TIME, BY 2035, THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD MORE THAN 35 GW SOLAR AND WIND POWER PLANTS. AT THE SAME TIME, UP TO 70% OF EXISTING NETWORKS AND STATIONS NEED MODERNIZATION. THE RESULT IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION: IT WILL TAKE MORE ELECTRICITY, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE IT AND PROVIDE IT TO CONSUMERS IS NOT ALWAYS READY FOR SUCH LOADS. THE VAUGH OFFERS A LOOK AT THE ENERGY SECTOR NOT ONLY FROM A SINGLE STATE PERSPECTIVE, BUT ALSO OF THE ENTIRE REGION. SOMEONE HAS AN ENERGY THAT IS MISSING TO HIS NEIGHBOR AS THE MAIN CHARACTERISTIC OF CENTRAL ASIA IS THAT THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRIES COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER GREATLY. KYRGYZSTAN AND TAJIKISTAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT WATER POWER POTENTIAL.