On September 9, Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Energy Taalaibek Ibrayev visited Japan and met with Ken Saito, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.
Following the meeting, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Energy and Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at implementing joint projects in the field of green energy using the best practices and advanced technologies.
Minister Ibrayev also met with the president of the Japanese company MurooSystems Corporation Pan Zhongxin. The parties signed an Investment Agreement on a project for the construction of two small hydroelectric power plants on the Chon-Kemin River with a total capacity of 24-25 MW and a Memorandum on the implementation of an investment project for the construction of a solar photovoltaic plant in the Batken region of the Kyrgyz Republic with a capacity of up to 100 MW. The Japanese company plans to invest up to 100 million US dollars in the projects.
