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Data Center Power & Policy in Kyrgyzstan
Every government action on data centers and power in Kyrgyzstan that we have verified: moratoriums, grid rules, incentives, tariffs and plans, with the power indicators that drive site selection.
By Amit Jain
Reviewed by Deepti Agrawal
Updated 20 October 2026
In short
As of 20 October 2026, DC Market Insights tracks 8 government actions on data centers and power in Kyrgyzstan, 8 of them in force. Kyrgyzstan has 1 restriction on new data centers in force: Disconnection of all crypto-mining farms from the grid (winter 2025-26). 1 incentive scheme applies: Law No. 84 On the High Technology Park (edition of 11 Nov 2024).
Market snapshot
Kyrgyzstan power and policy: key facts
- Industrial electricity price: 41.7 USD/MWh (2026). Rank 22 of 22 tracked countries, highest first.
- Renewable share of electricity generation: 88% (2024). Rank 1 of 33 tracked countries, highest first.
- Grid emission factor: 0.16 kgCO2/kWh (2019). Rank 20 of 27 tracked countries, highest first.
- Latest change: Regulator Order No. 103: end-user electricity tariffs from 1 May 2026 (Department for Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex under the Ministry of Energy, 24 Apr 2026).
- By type: 2 power tariff, 2 regulation, 1 moratorium and 1 grid access.
Power indicators for Kyrgyzstan
Latest official figure for each indicator, with earlier years where we have them.
In force now in Kyrgyzstan
Moratorium (1)
Disconnection of all crypto-mining farms from the grid (winter 2025-26)
Citing the power deficit, the Ministry of Energy decided on 12 Nov 2025 to disconnect all crypto-mining farms in the country, and the national grid company sealed their meters. The ministry said the limits stay until the power system stabilises. No primary text of the decision, or of any lifting, was found (minenergo.gov.kg unreachable).
Grid access (1)
State of emergency in the energy sector (Presidential Decree UP No. 178)
Declares an energy-sector emergency from 1 Aug 2023 to 31 Dec 2026, citing low inflow to the Naryn basin, a shortage of generating capacity and fast demand growth. It gives the Ministry of Energy the right to identify and allocate land suitable for renewables and to fast-track new generation. Large new loads such as data centers face a supply deficit that the country covers with imports.
Power tariff (2)
Regulator Order No. 103: end-user electricity tariffs from 1 May 2026
The Department for Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex set national end-user tariffs from 1 May 2026, excluding taxes: industrial 3.65 KGS/kWh (was 3.34), commercial 4.33, budget 4.62, EV charging 5.99, energy-intensive consumers including crypto mining 6.84 (was 6.06). It replaces Order No. 89 of 29 Apr 2025. A data center billed as commercial pays 4.33 KGS/kWh; one classed as mining pays 6.84.
6.84 KGS/kWh (energy-intensive group)
Medium-Term Tariff Policy on electricity 2025-2030 (Cabinet Resolution No. 227 of 24 Apr 2025, as amended to 28 Aug 2026)
Sets seven national consumer groups with tariffs revised every 1 May to 2030. Crypto mining is placed in the Energy-intensive consumers group with gold mining and alcohol producers, which pays the highest non-household rate (tariff + inflation + 3.5% a year). Computing centers fall in the Commercial group and telecom and internet providers in Industrial. While an energy-intensive facility is under construction it pays the Industrial tariff. There is no data-center-specific tariff and no demand charge: non-household consumers pay a single per-kWh rate.
6.06 KGS/kWh (energy-intensive group, 2025 ba
Incentive (1)
Law No. 84 On the High Technology Park (edition of 11 Nov 2024)
High Technology Park residents get a special tax regime set in the Tax Code and pay 1% of quarterly revenue to the HTP directorate. Permitted activities are software development, export of IT and software, and interactive service (call) centres; data centers and hosting are not listed explicitly.
1 % of quarterly revenue (HTP fee)
Renewable energy (1)
Law No. 49 On Renewable Energy Sources (as amended to 3 Apr 2026) and RES ceiling tariff
Sets an auction mechanism in which bidders compete down from a ceiling tariff, a competitive investor selection procedure, and preferential periods of 15 years for hydro and 25 years for solar, wind, biomass and geothermal. The 2025-2030 tariff policy, as rewritten by Resolution No. 589 of 28 Aug 2026, sets the RES ceiling at 4.42 KGS/kWh (USD 0.05/kWh). Relevant to captive or contracted renewable supply for data centers.
4.42 KGS/kWh RES ceiling tariff
Regulation (2)
Digital Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (No. 178 of 31 Jul 2025): data centers and cross-border personal data
The Digital Code covers digital technological systems including data centers. It has no general data-localization rule: storage on Kyrgyz territory is required only where the Code says so. Transfers of personal data to countries on the regulator's adequacy list cannot be banned or restricted; transfers elsewhere need consent, a treaty or another legal basis. The State Agency for Personal Data Protection is the regulator. It enters into force six months after publication of enacting Law No. 179 (exact date not stated on the page).
Procedure for registering miners and issuing mining certificates (Cabinet Resolution No. 514 of 16 Sep 2022, Annex 4)
Under the Law on Virtual Assets, industrial and private miners must register in an electronic Register of Miners and hold a certificate, submitting operating rules that cover continuous power supply. Mining in state and municipal buildings, and through unauthorised connection to their power and heat networks, is banned.
Timeline of data center and power policy in Kyrgyzstan
| Date | Action | Type | Status | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Regulator Order No. 103: end-user electricity tariffs from 1 May 2026 | Power tariff | In force | Department for Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex under the Ministry of Energy |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Disconnection of all crypto-mining farms from the grid (winter 2025-26) | Moratorium | In force | Ministry of Energy; National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Digital Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (No. 178 of 31 Jul 2025): data centers and cross-border personal data | Regulation | In force | Jogorku Kenesh; State Agency for Personal Data Protection |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Medium-Term Tariff Policy on electricity 2025-2030 (Cabinet Resolution No. 227 of 24 Apr 2025, as amended to 28 Aug 2026) | Power tariff | In force | Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 24 Jul 2023 | State of emergency in the energy sector (Presidential Decree UP No. 178) | Grid access | In force | President of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 16 Sep 2022 | Procedure for registering miners and issuing mining certificates (Cabinet Resolution No. 514 of 16 Sep 2022, Annex 4) | Regulation | In force | Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Law No. 49 On Renewable Energy Sources (as amended to 3 Apr 2026) and RES ceiling tariff | Renewable energy | In force | Jogorku Kenesh; Cabinet of Ministers |
| 8 Jul 2011 | Law No. 84 On the High Technology Park (edition of 11 Nov 2024) | Incentive | In force | Jogorku Kenesh |
How Kyrgyzstan compares
Latest official figures for the countries we track.
| Country | Industrial power price | Renewable share | Grid emission factor | Restrictions in force | Incentives in force |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | — | 19.6% (2025) | 0.28 kgCO2/kWh (2022) | 0 | 2 |
| Australia | — | 39% (2025) | — | 0 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | — | 2% (2025) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 183 USD/MWh (2025) | 34.3% (2025) | 0.19 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | — | 86.8% (2025) | 0.07 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | — | 63.9% (2024) | 0.10 kgCO2/kWh (2022) | 2 | 0 |
| Chile | — | 66% (2025) | 0.24 kgCO2/kWh (2023) | 0 | 0 |
| Colombia | — | — | 0.22 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark | 134 USD/MWh (2025) | 81.5% (2024) | 0.11 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 1 | 0 |
| Ecuador | — | — | 0.16 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 58.4 USD/MWh (2025) | 57% (2024) | 0.03 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 0 | 0 |
| France | 104 USD/MWh (2025) | 27% (2025) | 0.02 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 180 USD/MWh (2025) | 58.8% (2025) | 0.34 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 1 | 0 |
| Guatemala | 84.5 USD/MWh (2025) | 53.5% (2024) | 0.29 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 0 | 2 |
| India | 82.1 USD/MWh (2025) | 28.7% (2026) | 0.68 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 0 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 62.9 USD/MWh (2024) | 16.3% (2025) | 0.68 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | 234 USD/MWh (2025) | 41.3% (2024) | 0.20 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 2 | 0 |
| Italy | 184 USD/MWh (2025) | 48% (2025) | 0.20 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | — | 23.1% (2024) | 0.45 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 0 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | — | 14.6% (2025) | 0.81 kgCO2/kWh (2025) | 0 | 0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 41.7 USD/MWh (2026) | 88% (2024) | 0.16 kgCO2/kWh (2019) | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 165 USD/MWh (2025) | 23.3% (2025) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 105 USD/MWh (2026) | 21% (2025) | 0.74 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | — | — | 0.44 kgCO2/kWh (2023) | 0 | 0 |
| Nepal | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 148 USD/MWh (2025) | 49% (2025) | 0.20 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 4 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 97.5 USD/MWh (2026) | 34.7% (2025) | — | 0 | 1 |
| Peru | — | 62.6% (2025) | — | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | — | 17.6% (2025) | — | 2 | 0 |
| Singapore | 189 USD/MWh (2025) | 2.1% (2024) | 0.40 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 0 | 0 |
| South Korea | — | 9.8% (2025) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 113 USD/MWh (2025) | 55.5% (2025) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | — | 60.2% (2025) | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 78.5 USD/MWh (2025) | — | 0.06 kgCO2/kWh (2023) | 0 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 120 USD/MWh (2026) | 8.8% (2024) | 0.47 kgCO2/kWh (2024) | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 234 USD/MWh (2026) | 52.1% (2025) | 0.15 kgCO2/kWh (2026) | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 86.2 USD/MWh (2025) | 24% (2025) | 0.35 kgCO2/kWh (2023) | 0 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 83.3 USD/MWh (2026) | 19.4% (2025) | — | 1 | 0 |
Questions
Is there a data center moratorium in Kyrgyzstan?
Yes. 1 restriction on new data centers is in force in Kyrgyzstan: Disconnection of all crypto-mining farms from the grid (winter 2025-26).
What incentives does Kyrgyzstan offer data centers?
In force: Law No. 84 On the High Technology Park (edition of 11 Nov 2024). Each is listed with its authority and dates on this page.
What does electricity cost for data centers in Kyrgyzstan?
The industrial electricity price in Kyrgyzstan was 41.7 USD/MWh in 2026 (Industrial consumers national tariff 3.65 KGS/kWh excl. taxes from 1 May 2026 (Order No. 103), converted at NBKR official rate 87.45 KGS/USD (21.10.2026): 3.65/87.45 = 0.0417 USD/kWh. Commercial group (incl. computing centers) 4.33 = 49.5 USD/MWh; energy-). Data center contracts can differ by voltage level, contract length and location.
How much of Kyrgyzstan’s electricity is renewable?
Renewables supplied 88% of electricity generation in Kyrgyzstan in 2024.
Where does this data come from?
Each action comes from a page we opened: a law, regulation, gazette notice, ministry or regulator release, grid operator notice or investment agency page, and only when official text is not available a company or trade publication. A second analyst re-opens the source before an item is published. Government sources are linked on the page; all sources come with the Excel data.
What counts as a restriction or moratorium?
A government or grid operator rule that stops, pauses, caps or conditions new data center capacity or grid connections, for a country or a region within it. Proposals are shown as proposed until they take effect.
How are power prices compared?
We use each country’s official statistics for industrial or non-household electricity, converted to US dollars per MWh at the average rate for the year where needed, and show the year and source. Contract prices for data centers can differ.
How often is it updated?
Countries are reviewed on a rolling schedule and changes are added as they are announced. Each item shows the date of the action.
Global capacity
How much data center capacity is installed worldwide?
Installed and forecast capacity in MW by region and country, 2020 to 2035, with low, base and high cases. Updated every quarter.
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