Information on water levels at the Toktogul Reservoir, located in Kyrgyzstan’s Jalal-Abad Region, has been removed from public access on the website of Electric Stations JSC, Economist.kg reports.
According to the outlet, the data has not been updated since May 15. Representatives of Electric Stations confirmed to journalists that, starting this month, water volume figures will no longer be made publicly available, as the information has been designated “for official use only.”
The company explained that the decision was made by government authorities due to the reservoir’s classification as a strategically important facility. From now on, water volume statistics near hydroelectric stations located at the reservoir can only be obtained via formal requests to authorized bodies, including the State Committee for National Security (SCNS).
Furthermore, all inquiries regarding water resources, agriculture, and the processing industry must now be coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Agriculture.
The last publicly available update on Toktogul’s water balance was published on May 15, when the volume had reached 9.529 billion cubic meters—significantly higher than the same period a year earlier (8.245 billion) and a month prior (8.569 billion).
In addition, flow and discharge data had also been openly published. As of May 15, the inflow was recorded at 1,230 cubic meters per second and the outflow at 181 cubic meters per second. In the previous month, the inflow was just 385 m³/s, while outflow stood at 179 m³/s.
The Toktogul Reservoir was created by the Toktogul Hydroelectric Dam on the Naryn River. Construction lasted over a decade and was completed in the 1970s. Water began filling the reservoir in 1973.
