3. What licenses are necessary for the construction of an HPP?

A contractor performing construction work must obtain a construction license from the State Agency for Architecture, Construction and Housing and Public Utility Sector under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The contractor must also be able to construct the HPP within a certain capacity (MW). The construction license does not have an expiry date and is valid throughout the country.

The construction license is issued within 30 days of the date of filing a full set of documents required.

In addition, the person with lease rights or ownership over the land plot must also obtain a construction permit which is issued for the duration of construction. The construction permit is issued by territorial state architectural & construction supervisory unit, within 10 days of filling a full set of documents required.