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- ↑ "List of the main hydropower facilities of the Kyrgyz Republic" (PDF). CAWater-Info (in Russian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ National Energy Holding (2020). "Promising investment projects in the energy sector" (PDF) (in Russian).
- ↑ "The Action Plan for the implementation of the National Development Program until 2026 was approved" (in Russian). Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic. 13 January 2022.
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