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Access to a reliable and adequate heating supply is critical not only for people’s well-being, but for the daily functioning of essential public services. Given the cold climate and long heating seasons in the Kyrgyz Republic, access to reliable heating services is an essential need for everyday life – but it is a need that is often not met. In the cities of Bishkek and Tokmok, for example, around 20-25 percent of the residential and public heating demand is not satisfied every year due to insufficient and unreliable heat and electricity supply in winter.
An ESMAP-supported World Bank heating assessment of the urban building sector in the Kyrgyz Republic analyzed the condition and performance of the country’s urban heating infrastructure and building stock, and evaluated in detail the available heating options in Bishkek and Tokmok.