Bio-diversity

The village of Jany Ayil is located in Jalal-Abad Oblast with total population of 8910 people and 1450 households. The village livelihood is mainly based on the remittances from relatives working in Russia or livestock breeding. The winter lasts in the average of 4 months from December to March and the village population heats their homes by burning coal or firewoods. The average discharge of coal is 3 tonn, and 3m3 of firewood per family for a year. The calculation shows that the total emission of CO2 from such attitude is around 2500 tonne per year. The project initiated by Jamaat Jany Ayil to address this problem and reduce the carbon footprint into the atmosphere. For this purpose it was proposed to establish a micro hydro power station with a power of 12 k.w.h. Currently, the micro hydro power is established and functions and it is mutually run by Jamaat members and owner of private tourist complex.

Kyrgyzstan