Kyrgyzstan signed a cooperation agreement with Russia in the energy sector, despite announcing plans to abandon electricity imports by 2028–2029. A memorandum of understanding was concluded by the ministers of the two countries' industries, Taalaibek Ibraev and Sergei Tsivilev, at the Energoprom forum in Kazan.
The document provides for the development of infrastructure, the supply of electrical equipment, and possible long-term contracts. What specific equipment Russia will supply for the energy scheme is not yet known.
The agreement lays the foundation for signing a consolidated long-term contract for the supply of electrical equipment of Russian production to Kyrgyzstan.
In November 2025, the Minister of Energy of the Republic announced plans to completely abandon energy imports from Russia and Kazakhstan and achieve self-sufficiency in three years.
According to our plans, by the winter period of 2028–2029, the republic will no longer need to import electricity.
For now, the country continues to purchase electricity from its neighbors and subsidize tariffs for the population. The new agreement shows that Bishkek is simultaneously betting on reducing dependence and developing external partnerships.
It was also previously reported that Russia continues to export energy equipment to Kazakhstan, despite the republic's rejection of domestic turbines for the Ekibastuz GRES-2 project. Supplies are going to other facilities, including the modernization of existing stations.