By Ben Aris in Vienna Other countries of Central Asia may have plentiful reserves of oil and gas, but Kyrgyzstan has huge resources of something even more valuable: water. As the climate crisis unfolds and the world seeks to cut emissions, hydropower has come into its own. The five “Stans” of Central Asia are growing fast and are power hungry. Kyrgyzstan sees an opportunity: if it can become a regional electricity generation hub, it can deal with its own power deficit while also boosting its economy with a permanent source of income drawn from energy exports. The country’s government has launc…