Jalal-Abad, (TDI): Kyrgyzstan launched a significant modernization project at its largest oil refinery, situated in the southern city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Operated by the Kyrgyz Petroleum Company, the facility currently produces AI-80 gasoline, diesel fuel, and fuel oil.
With an annual demand for gasoline and diesel fuel reaching 1.4 million tons, the Jalalabad refinery presently meets only 6.5% of this need.
However, following the completion of the modernization efforts, it is projected that the refinery will satisfy 32% of the domestic demand.
The upgrade is expected to result in a more than twelvefold increase in the production of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline, alongside a 40% boost in diesel fuel output.
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The total investment for this modernization initiative is estimated at $410 million, which includes $200 million in foreign investments and $110 million from the Kyrgyz government.
Currently, Kyrgyzstan relies heavily on imports from Russia for nearly all of its gasoline and diesel fuel.
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In a bid to diversify its sources, Kyrgyzstan has proposed to oil-rich Azerbaijan to establish a long-term contract for the supply of Azeri crude oil.
This crude is essential for the Junda oil refinery located in Kara-Balta, about 100 kilometers west of Bishkek.
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The Junda refinery recently reopened in late August following extensive renovations and aims to achieve its total annual processing capacity of 800,000 tons of crude oil by the end of this year.
