Is Nuclear Power The Solution For Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Woes?

On the electricity front, Kyrgyzstan may be reaching the end of the line. Demand is growing relentlessly, and yet the hydropower resources it has relied on historically are yielding diminishing returns. Burning coal is pushing the country deeper into an ecological crisis, as attested to by the black blanket of smog that suffocates the capital, Bishkek, every winter.  With those considerations in mind, thoughts have focused ever more on pursuing a nuclear exit.  An important stride in that direction was taken at the ATOMEXPO-2022 international…