Bishkek, Nov. 13, 2025. /Kabar/. Two mining farms in Kyrgyzstan have been temporarily suspended. It is not yet known when they will resume their work, the country’s Energy Minister Taalaibek Ibraev told at a press conference.
According to him, both mining facilities operate legally under agreements with the National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan and import electricity from Russia in transit. Despite this, public concerns have grown that domestic electricity is being consumed by mining operations.
“To avoid misunderstandings and unnecessary tension, both mining farms have been switched off,” Ibraev said.
“There are two mining farms operating legally in the country. They signed an agreement with the National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan Open Joint Stock Company. Today, both of them have been shut down. They did not receive electricity from us, they paid us for transit since they received it from Russia. If you do not believe me, you can come and see for yourself. This is under special control. Electricity from Russia comes to us. Then it is delivered to the mining farm. From 2023 to the first ten months of 2025, they paid more than 22 million soms for transit. This is about 240 thousand US dollars. We explained to the public. This electricity does not belong to us. An agreement was signed with the investor. We have a permit for mining, a law passed by deputies. They are investing legally and paying taxes. Let us show the public that even when mining is shut down, we still do not have enough generation, so both of them were shut down. People think that all the electricity is going to those mining operations. No, it is not gone, it is “out of curiosity, calm down” "We turned it off," the minister noted.
Taalaibek Ibraev said it is unknown when the mining farms will resume operations.
"We will think about it when we start supplying our people with 5 kW of electricity. I cannot say when they will resume operations now. It will be off from the end of March to the beginning of April," he said.
Ibraev noted that shutting down the farms demonstrates to the public that the electricity deficit persists regardless of mining activity.
The minister added that it is not yet known when the facilities will resume operations. “We will return to this question only after we ensure stable supply for our people, at least 5 kW per household. I cannot give an exact timeline now. Most likely, the shutdown will last until late March or early April,” he said.