The government of Kyrgyzstan has announced the first phase of a planned 1.9 GW solar project is now operational.
Work on the ROX Issyk-Kul solar power plant, which is being implemented, financed and managed by Vietnam’s Rox Energy Global and RECA LLC, began in July 2025 following the signing of a deal with Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Energy. It is located in the region of Issyk-Kul in eastern Kyrgyzstan.
The first phase of works encompassed a 175 MW solar plant alongside a 110 kV high voltage substation and associated transmission infrastructure. According to national news agency Kabar, investment in the initial first phase reached $130 million. More than 250 Kyrgyz citizens are currently involved in construction works.
Total investment for the 1.9 GW project, which is currently slated for completion by the end of 2028, is expected to reach $1.4 billion. Kabar adds that the project will be Central Asia’s largest solar project once operational.
The commissioning of the first phase of works represents Kyrgyzstan’s largest operational solar project to date. According to figures published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the country had deployed 100 MW of solar by the end of 2025, up from 0 MW at the end of 2024.
Kyrgyzstan’s first large-scale solar plant, a 100 MW facility located in the northern Chui region, was inaugurated last December.
Several other large-scale solar projects are under development in Kyrgyzstan. Last November, the country’s National Investment Agency entered into an agreement with Hungary’s Electron Holding for the development of 300 MW of solar. A month prior, the Energy Ministry signed an investment agreement with a consortia of Chinese companies for a 250 MW solar project scheduled for completion in 2027.
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