Kyrgyzstan has launched its first 100-megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar power plant, a $56 million project that immediately adds a new, non-hydro source of firm capacity to the national grid. The $56 million plant, launched in the Kemin. Kyrgyzstan is set to construct the Bishkek Solar Power Station with an investment of $180 million, marking its first major solar plant and a significant step toward achieving zero emissions by 2050. 24, with President Sadyr Japarov attending the launch ceremony, according to the president's press service. It is the first large-scale PPP tender and the first competitively procured solar project in the country; and Second project (Round 2): two plants of up to 150.