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By Ben Aris in Vienna Kyrgyzstan is aiming for a wide-ranging rejuvenation of its worn-out power infrastructure. In addition to the grand plans to build the $5bn flagship Kambarata-1 hydropower plant (Kambarata-1 HPP), the small Central Asian nation is planning a dozen smaller HPPs that will double its installed generating capacity to 10GW in the coming years and could collectively generate 80GW by 2027, the government said at the Kyrgyz Republic Energy Forum (KREF) in Vienna on June 10. Today, Kyrgyzstan has 3.9GW of power output, of which 80% is hydropower. A mountainous country with over 45…

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