BISHKEK: . A capsule was laid for the construction of a wind power plant in the Issyk-Kul region's Ton district, Trend reports via the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan. The ceremony featured the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov, and the Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia Alexey Overchuk. The investment project is in full swing, spearheaded by Rosatom Renewable Energy JSC. It involves putting up a 100 MW wind power plant, which is expected to churn out a whopping 290 million kWh annually, all wrapped up in a tidy 12-month construction period. "Despite being one of the regions with the greatest potential for renewable energy sources, Kyrgyzstan has yet to implement wind, solar, and biogas energy technology. We have more than 300 sunny days each year. We are now seeing the commencement of the construction of a 100 MW wind power plant in Kok-Moinok hamlet on the shore of Lake Issyk-kul," said Japarov. The head of the Cabinet of Ministers reminded that a capsule had earlier been laid for the construction of a 300 MW solar power plant in the Issyk-Kul district's Toru-Aygyr village, which will be built by the Kyrgyz Bishkek Solar and the Russian Unigreen Energy companies. "In the field of power supply, the construction of the Kulanak and the Orto-Tokoy hydropower plants began over the past two years, and the construction of the Bala-Saruu hydropower plant and dozens of other small hydropower plants was completed. The At-Bashi hydropower plant was modernized, and today the reconstruction of the Toktogul and Uch-Kurgan hydropower plants is underway. On the international level, the construction of power lines under the CASA-1000 project has begun," he added. Source: Trend News Agency