Fuel Overview

Kyrgyzstan, being a land-lock country with no oil reserves, is heavily dependent on import of fuel from the region, mainly from Russia (approximately 90% of total imports of fuel and lubricants). Fuel in limited amount is also imported from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The main importer of the fuel in Kyrgyzstan are the  local branches of Gazprom of Russia, which has wide range of fuel stations throughout the country. Gazprom also trades fuel to ten main local traders who further distribute the fuel and lubricants in country.

The Anti-Monopoly Regulation Agency of Kyrgyzstan monitors fuel prices and analyses the structures of the open and liberal downstream sector. The Agency only regulates prices for monopolistic companies. Although, according to an internet article, there were concerns that the main petrol company Gazprom has a quasi-monopolistic position. Fuel prices are not regulated as of May 2011.

Fuel Supply and Storage

Gazprom Neft Asia owns 113 refueling stations and 9 fuel storage depots in the country. Almost 90% of fuel is imported from Russia into Kyrgyzstan by Gazprom Neft Asia. 

Bishkekskaya Neftenaya Kompaniya mainly plays distributor’s role in the country with 23 refueling stations mainly in the capital city and one fuel storage depot in the northern suburb of the capital. 

SHNOS mainly plays distributor’s role in the country with 48 refueling stations mainly in the capital city and one fuel storage depot in the suburb of the capital.

Information may also be found at: http://www.mytravelcost.com/petrol-prices/ which is updated monthly. 

For more information, please see the following links: 

4.1 Kyrgyzstan Government Contact List

4.7 Kyrgyzstan Fuel Provider Contact List
 

Fuel Pricing

Seasonal Variations 

Fuel Transportation

Standards, Quality and Testing

For more information, please see 4.3 Kyrgyzstan Laboratory and Quality Testing Company Contact List

There are a number of private companies that provide services to international and local destinations. However majority of the trucks (about 90%) belong to privately drivers (owner/driver) that can be mobilized by local companies if the need arises. Most of the companies and individuals are using foreign trucks with average capacity up to 25MT (120m³). They are used for transportation on main country roads. Old Russian-made Kamaz/MAZ trucks are used to deliver goods to areas with bad road conditions. 4 x 4 or 6 x 6 trucks also available for deliveries to the most difficult areas. About 50% of roads are in bad condition and cannot be used by new foreign 25MT trucks. However, year by year the government constructs new and better roads throughout the country. The government-initiated construction of the Bishkek-Osh alternative road through Naryn oblast will decrease mileage between Bishkek and Osh to 100 km, which was about 670 km through several passes before. Currently during winter, the Bishkek- Osh Road may be closed (up to several days) due to avalanches. For trucks, it may takes about 24 hours (670 km) to reach Osh from Bishkek. Road condition to centres of each oblasts are in good condition. All country road have axles limitation up to 8 MT. Majority of country roads could be closed for heavy trucks during day time in summer.  

There a several transport companies (e.g. SPS Express & Rusasiatrans). They do not have their own fleet however they have a several contracts with truck drivers all over the country. It is not a problem for them to increase transportation capacity. 

For more information please see the following link: 4.8 Kyrgyzstan Transporter Contact List.

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Day workers both skilled and unskilled are available in most towns and cities in Kyrgyzstan.  They are normally available near the main bazaars. Wages for daily labor differ depending on the type of work and location.

There are private enterprises organizing laborers, both skilled and unskilled, though there are not a large number of these.

For more information, please see the following link: 4.10 Kyrgyzstan Additional Supplier Contact List

Overview

The use of landlines remains reasonably low and is concentrated in urban areas and day by day people are not using it. Mobile phones are popular with the number of users growing each year with increasing of usage mobile internet and other mobile application. The coverage is good in major centres but some remoter areas do not have coverage. On top on that mobile companies are increasing coverage all over the country both for communication and internet.  

According to Speedtest results Kyrgyzstan ranked - 85 (31.56mb/s) for fiber-optic internet and 111 (16.7mb/s) for mobile. Mobile 4G LTE internet is developing very fast. Main cities are already providing this type of service

Average speed of landline Internet in main cities: Bishkek – 30mb/s (max-50), Osh – 10 mb/s (max - 20). Mobile internet: Bishkek/Osh – average 10 mb/s (4G) max – 17. 

ISP Providers

Telecommunications Regulations

Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems

Kyrgyzstan mainly imports food commodities from Kazakhstan and Russia (vegetable oil, wheat, wheat flour). Locally produced white beans are exported. There are number of solid food manufacturers and traders in the country, who are dealing with production, import and distribution of food commodities in the country. The food market is relatively competitive.

The following commodities of total quantity as of 5,743.728 MTN of commodities (wheat flour and vegetable oil) were procured to KGCO for the period of 01/01/2019 – 30/04/2020 through local and internationally posted tendering which presents availability, competitiveness and solid capacity of the food manufacturers/traders:

There is large number of vegetable oil producers (cotton oil) in the southern regions of the country; however, the production of sunflower oil is limited since some of the sunflower oil enterprises closed since volumes of raw material do not meet the plants capacity  Fortification equipment is widely available and process of fortification of wheat flour are being processed. The food production capacities operating in the country are meeting WFP food quality standards.

Kyrgyzstan imports most of non-food items from abroad, mainly from China, Russia, Turkey and other neighbouring countries via land, air and railway. Most of the items available in the market are low quality with accessible price for majority.

The Observatory of Economic Complexity – MIT (OEC): (http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/)

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Please note: WFP / Logistics Cluster maintain complete impartiality and are not in a position to endorse, comment on any company's suitability as a reputable service provider.

Accommodation

There are several recommended hotels in Bishkek and Osh in the below table. In regional centres, accommodation is available at guesthouses or in apartments that are available for rent. The more detailed information is available at www.booking.com 

Bishkek 

Osh

Vehicle Rental

There are a number of rental car companies in Kyrgyzstan and all of them provide drivers with the vehicles.  The documents for the vehicle are linked to the driver and are generally not interchangeable.

Taxi Companies

Freight Forwarding Agents

Handling Equipment

There are several companies that supply freight handling equipment.  They are able to supply forklifts, small trucks (under 2 tonne) to transfer cargo.  The average rate per metric tonne of cargo to load or unload is 130 – 180 KGS.

Electricity and Power

Hydroelectric plants generate 92.5 % of domestically consumed electricity in Kyrgyzstan.  There are 16 plants - 6 large, 11 small. All of the hydroelectric plants are from the Soviet times and are in poor condition and in need of repair. There are two commercial thermoelectric plants in operation fuelled by gas, fuel oil and coal, generating 1.1 to 1.2 billion kW/h per year. Kyrgyzstan exports up to 2.5 bn kw-hr of electricity to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan each year. Despite this abundance of hydroelectricity the lowest water levels in 50 years occurred in 2009, just 20% more than the critical level at which turbines would stop working entirely. Although the water level has risen since, there is still a severe risk that energy deficit will reoccur. However last years there was not any significant electricity cut off or limitation. The electric-power industry consists of 7 energy companies controlled and owned by the state.  This includes one generating company, one power supply company, four power distributive networks and one heating system.  There are also several private companies that own small and medium sized hydro plants. The electricity grid of Kyrgyzstan combines more than 70 thousand kilometres of power transmission lines (0.4-500 kW), 546 km of which are 500 kW, 1714 km of which are 200 kW and 4380 km of which are 110 kW lines with approximately 490 transforming stations with capacity 35-500 kW, the total number of capacity over 8000 MVA. A new hydroelectric plant on the Naryn River at Kambar–Ata would supply power to parts of China and Russia, improving Kyrgyzstan’s export situation and domestic energy supply although the future of this project is uncertain.

Electricity Generation

Supply

Waste Disposal - Non Hazardous

In main cities and other provincial towns, the municipal/public enterprises carry out public services on sanitary cleaning of the city/town territory, as well as activities for the collection and disposal of solid waste. The private entities and households pay for these public services. The collected waste is delivered to landfills outside cities/towns, compacted and covered by earth. In the villages, individuals find their own way of waste disposal.

In January 2015, the Mayor’s Office of Bishkek signed a grant agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the project "Improvement of the solid waste management system in the city of Bishkek". The main objective of the EBRD’s project is the improvement of the sanitary and epidemiological situation of residential community and the capital 's suburbs. The distribution of funds from the EBRD will be held in three stages. During the first stage will be purchased containers and trucks equipped with GPS-navigators. In the second stage it is expected to build a new landfill and a waste sorting line. The third stage includes the control over the execution of the project.

In July 2019 Bishkek Mayor’s Office started project of differentiated waste collecting. One more step towards ecological safety. Some International IO like USAID assist local authorities especially in main cities to install separate containers for waste (glass, plastic, organic, others). Moreover, provides funds for programmes of installation of proper waste containers in the main cities. Majority of project beside Bishkek are related to improvement of current waste management, including optimization of landfills and purchase of dump trucks for waste.

There are not any factories in the country for processing of both hazard and non-hazard waste.

Waste Disposal - Hazardous

The requirements for handling hazardous waste:

1. Legal entities and individuals whose activities are related to the formation of hazardous waste are required to provide environmental protection during handling of the environment and population of their harmful effects.
2. All hazardous waste according to their harmful effects on humans and the environment are divided into classes.
3. Hazard waste is determined by their manufacturers in accordance with the regulations approved by the public authorities for environmental protection, sanitary-epidemiological, mining and Technical Supervision, within their competence.
4. Placement of hazardous waste is allowed only in specially equipped facilities for these purposes.
5. Legal entities and individuals engaged in the management of hazardous waste are required to keep records of hazardous waste in the manner prescribed by the state statistics body and the competent authority.

For more information, please see the following link: 4.10 Kyrgyzstan Additional Supplier Contact List