Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Torobaev led the Kyrgyz delegation to the world’s largest hydropower plant Three Gorges, located in Hubei Province in China.
The delegation also consisted of Minister of Energy Taalaibek Ibraev and the heads of the Directorate of Power Plants under Construction and Electric Plants. Chinese power engineers explained in detail the operation of the Three Gorges Dam.
The meeting focused on current issues of Kyrgyzstan-China cooperation in the hydropower sector. The Kyrgyz side invited their Chinese counterparts to visit Kyrgyzstan. The Republic expects Chinese specialists to consider building new hydropower plants in Kyrgyzstan.
The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest hydropower plant, located on the Yangtze River in China. Its total capacity is 22,250 MW; it reaches 185 metres in height and 2.3 kilometres in length.
