Kyrgyzstan, on December 24, 2025, went on to inaugurate its first solar power plant, located in the Kemin district of the Chui region, which stands almost 100 kilometers east of the capital city of Bishkek.
Notably, the 100-megawatt facility was constructed with $56 million when it comes to Chinese investment and is anticipated to generate almost 210 million kWh in terms of clean electricity per year. As per the government estimates, this output is going to decrease the carbon dioxide emissions by almost 120,000 tons per year.
President Sadyr Japarov from Kyrgyzstan, speaking at the launch ceremony, went on to describe the project as being one of the largest foreign investments in the country’s renewable energy sector to date. He remarked that the plant signals a completely new phase in the energy transition of the country as well as its commitment when it comes to sustainable development.
Japarov further added that the opening of the solar power plant marks the start of a significant stage in terms of strengthening their nation’s energy independence as well as developing renewable energy sources and that they now recognize that without having any active development in terms of renewables, it is quite impossible to completely make sure of stable electricity supplies for both the population and the economic sectors.
Japarov went on to say that the Cabinet of Ministers has gone ahead and inked 12 agreements with investors in order to build solar and wind power facilities having a combined capacity of more than 5 gigawatts.
Interestingly, the first solar power plant is part of a much broader development plan when it comes to the Kemin area as well as the wider Chui region that includes the creation of an environmentally sustainable urban center named Kemin City.
It was in January 2025 that Japarov had gone ahead and signed a decree allocating 353 hectares when it comes to the project, which looks to offer modern housing, decrease the outward migration, and also retain the local skilled labor.
Kemin and the nearby town of Orlovka, which are located around 95 kilometers from Bishkek, were once referred to as the industrial hubs at the time of the Soviet era. The collapse of the USSR then led to the closure of numerous enterprises, thereby triggering major out-migration. The development of Kemin City as well as its supporting infrastructure is intended to reverse these trends and at the same time revitalize the local economy.
Also on December 24, 2025, President Japarov paid a visit to the construction site of a prominent cement plant within the Kemin district, which is yet another project that is backed by Chinese investment. Scheduled to be starting in 2027, the facility is anticipated to produce 3,200 tons of clinker every day.
Notably, it is expected that the project in all likelihood will create over 300 jobs within the construction phase and more than 500 permanent positions as the project gets completely operational.
Japarov stressed the strategic significance of the plant for the socioeconomic development of the region and has also instructed the government agencies to offer complete support to the investor of the project.