On October 30, 2026, a technical meeting was held at the Kambarata HPP-1 project in Istanbul with the support of the World Bank organization with the participation of delegations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The Kazakh delegation included Deputy Minister of Energy Yerzhan Yertayev and Deputy Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Arsen Zhakanbayev. The participants discussed technological issues, joint activities and strategy for next steps. It is planned to build a new hydropower plant with a capacity of 1,860 megawatts on the Kyrgyz part of the Naryn River; The expected impact is to increase the energy potential of Central Asia and expand regional cooperation in the field of energy and water resources. Tulpar Media.