Comments on: Kyrgyzstan: Hydropower capacities, part 2 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/16/kyrgyzstan-hydropower-capacities-part-2/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:29:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: bboyd http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/16/kyrgyzstan-hydropower-capacities-part-2/#comment-843 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:39:58 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/16/kyrgyzstan-hydropower-capacities-part-2/#comment-843 Dear Tajik Boy, I am so with you on that one. And wouldn't it just give the water-holding states a new lease on political life in the region. If I was a Kyrgyz legislator I would have my ink pen ready and a bill written for wholly-transparent sequestered funds for the project ready to go. Thanks as always for writing in! As you know, I was hoping you would, since you also follow hydropower concerns. . . Bonnie Dear Tajik Boy,
I am so with you on that one. And wouldn’t it just give the water-holding states a new lease on political life in the region. If I was a Kyrgyz legislator I would have my ink pen ready and a bill written for wholly-transparent sequestered funds for the project ready to go.

Thanks as always for writing in! As you know, I was hoping you would, since you also follow hydropower concerns. . .

Bonnie

]]> by: Tajik Boy http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/16/kyrgyzstan-hydropower-capacities-part-2/#comment-842 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:25:59 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/16/kyrgyzstan-hydropower-capacities-part-2/#comment-842 The problem with power generation in CA is getting it to your customers. Hydropower is the cheapest form of power with mimimal operating costs. Of course all these risks and issues mentioned in your post need to be addressed, but the bottom line is: If Kyrgyzs can sell their power to a stable customer base at a profit they should go for it. The problem with power generation in CA is getting it to your customers. Hydropower is the cheapest form of power with mimimal operating costs.

Of course all these risks and issues mentioned in your post need to be addressed, but the bottom line is:

If Kyrgyzs can sell their power to a stable customer base at a profit they should go for it.

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