Kambarata-1 Dam
Proposed dam in central Kyrgyzstan
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Construction and financing
Preparatory works — including tunnel completion, road and bridge construction, build‑out of 110 kV and 110/6 kV substations, and a workers’ camp — progressed through late 2024 and into 2025, with technical and environmental studies underway. The dam’s technical-economic feasibility study recommends roller‑compacted concrete construction.
Total project cost is estimated at $3.5–6 billion. Kyrgyzstan has allocated over $46 million for preparatory works; additional funding includes a $18.6 million World Bank grant and $13.6 million in IDA financing. A trilateral joint venture between Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan has been signed, with a Coordination Donor Committee including the World Bank, ADB, EBRD, IDA, OPEC Fund, AIIB, and others. An intergovernmental roadmap was agreed in January 2025.
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Reception and outlook
The first attempt to build a dam at this site was in 1986, but construction stopped due to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
On January 6, 2023, the energy ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan signed a roadmap for the project.