Rosatom outlines plans for nuclear cooperation with Kyrgyzstan

Rosatom is working on further cooperation with Kyrgyzstan directly in the field of nuclear energy, company head Alexey Likhachev said on October 23 at the Central Asia — Atom 2050 meeting in Tashkent, according to Interfax. Likhachev said Rosatom is already implementing environmental projects in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan while preparing to expand cooperation in the nuclear industry with both countries.

The statement came two days after President Sadyr Japarov announced on October 21 that infrastructure needed for nuclear energy development was being prepared, calling it a tool for stable energy supply and reducing carbon impact. A memorandum on small nuclear power plants was signed in January 2022, and a preliminary feasibility study was handed to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Energy in spring 2025. No final decision on building a plant has been made.

In September 2026, Rosatom's Kyrgyzstan representative office head Dmitry Konstantinov told Economist.kg that site selection can begin only after Kyrgyzstan decides a plant is needed. Deputy Energy Minister Beknur Maratbekov confirmed the country is studying international experience and nuclear risks but has not started a specific project.