Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic – Representatives of the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic, international and regional organisations, as well as the experts of the European Union (EU) funded SECCA project gathered at the Round table “Assessment of biomass potential for the Kyrgyz Republic”. The event was organised jointly by the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the SECCA project.
In line with its work plan, the SECCA project provides technical support for the assessment of the biomass potential for energy production for the Central Asian (CA) countries. For this purpose, SECCA experts have developed:
- Methodology for the comprehensive assessment of the potential of (1.a) Solid biomass (agricultural residues, wood biomass, energy crops); (1.b) Biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol); and (1.c) Biogas/biomethane from different types of feedstock;
- Concept for improving technologies for processing biomass to energy, biogas and liquid biofuels in CA countries;
- Detailed assessment of theoretical, technical and economically feasible biomass potential for Kyrgyzstan and rough assessments for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
At the Round table, the participants reviewed and discussed the results of the assessment of biomass potential for Kyrgyzstan conducted by SECCA’s Biomass Energy Expert. The expert reported that, based on 2021 data, this potential was about 0.8 million tons of oil equivalent per year, which is equivalent to 1.14 million tons of standard fuel. In 2021, this amounted to 6.46% of the fuel and energy balance of the Kyrgyz Republic. The assessment, thus, confirms that the Kyrgyz Republic has significant biomass potential available for the production of various types of biofuels and energy.
The SECCA experts also presented experience of using biomass for producing energy, biogas, and biofuels in Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.
