Kyrgyzstan continues construction of a 500 kV transmission line and a 500 kV cell at the Datka substation, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Energy said.
To date, work has been completed on laying access roads to the supports, digging pits and pouring concrete foundations into all 1,243 supports. 1,125 towers have already been installed and 186.8 km of wires are suspended from them.
In accordance with the agreement reached by the four parties, 456 kilometers of power lines from the 500 kV cell at the Datka substation should be laid in Kyrgyzstan.
CASA-1000 is designed to connect the energy systems of Central Asia with South Asia - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan with Afghanistan and Pakistan. This will enable the development of electricity trading mechanisms in accordance with international standards.
The executor of the project in Kyrgyzstan is the JSC "National Electric Network", which will ensure the laying of power lines in the territory of Jala-Abad, Osh and Batken regions. The tender for infrastructure works was won by the Turkish company MİTAŞ. The tender was held with the assistance of the International Finance Corporation, which acts as a consulting organization for the project in all four states involved in the project.
Negotiations on the project began back in 2007, at the same time in Kabul a memorandum of understanding was signed on the development of the Central and South Asian regional electric power market.
In 2008, Islamabad hosted the first intergovernmental council of the four countries, at which a number of key decisions were made, including the parties ordered a feasibility study for the project. The development of the document lasted until 2011. When it was ready, it became clear that all its participants - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan - would benefit from the implementation of CASA-1000.
The total cost of the project is $1.1 billion, of which $185 million is the share of Kyrgyzstan funded by donors - the World Bank, the Islamic Development Bank and the European Investment Bank.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
June 9, 2023