AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyz State Technical University (KSTU) officially inaugurated the Kyrgyz Republic’s first rooftop grid-connected photovoltaic solar plant.

This Kyrgyz-U.S. partnership was made possible through the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Power Central Asia activity.

The 80-kilowatt solar power installation was completed in September and will yield 143,037 kilowatt hours annually.

This clean energy source will also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 67,216 kilograms per year. The solar plant serves dual purposes: it will generate electricity and function as an educational resource for KSTU students and other institutions. Additionally, USAID is developing a comprehensive guide for rooftop solar system developers to replicate this successful pilot.