Kyrgyzstan has completed construction of key energy infrastructure facilities within the international CASA-1000 project, aimed at creating the largest trans-regional power transmission line to connect Central and South Asia. The National Electric Networks of Kyrgyzstan (NENK) reported.
Four countries are participating in the project: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and its goal is to export electricity from Central Asia to South Asia.
According to Altynbek Rysbekov, General Director of NENK, construction of a cell at Datka substation in Kyrgyzstan is 100 percent complete. As part of the project, 1,243 supports have also been installed, and the laying of wires over a distance of 456 kilometers has been completed in full.
«CASA-1000 not only promotes energy integration between Central and South Asia, but also opens up new economic opportunities for our country,» he noted.
In the summer, when Kyrgyzstan produces surplus electricity, it will be able to export it to Afghanistan and Pakistan, which will help stabilize the domestic market and use resources more efficiently.
In addition to the main works, the project included CASA-1000 Community Support Program (CSP), under which social facilities were built in settlements along the power lines, networks were modernized, and new supports were installed.
