Whilst Central Asian countries have all begun significant investments in network large scale power generation, many geographic regions rely on sporadic power supply or are off-network and dependent upon local supply through diesel generators.
Sustainable energy sources including solar, micro-hydro and micro- wind have all been harnessed to provide a solution for remote rural communities. However, wind is the pre-eminent latent energy supply in the mountain regions of the western Himalayas and northern plateaus and steppe. For this reason etc4ca is focusing on this technology within this project to support the local economies.
Click here for the latest Project Initiation Document (PID) of our project to evaluate wind power as a source of renewable energy in the Eastern Pamirs. It now includes village reports from our May 2011 visit. Please note that this is a dynamic document that will be updated as more information unfolds.
History of Wind Power in the region (click to read more)
Basic features of a Wind Turbine (click to read more)
How Wind Turbines are Used (click to read more)
Types of Wind Generators (click to read more)
Micro Wind Generation – a Case Study from Kyrgyzstan (click to read more)
