Problems of the coal industry in the context of energy security in Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

The efficient use of coal deposits in Kyrgyzstan plays an important role in the construction of
the modern coal industry. Coal mining contributes to meeting the needs of the country and the rejection of
imports. The interest in the study is caused by the fact that aspects are being studied that characterize not only
the development of the industry, and its condition, but also the main problems, as well as prospects, which
indicates energy security. The coal industry of Kyrgyzstan, as part of the sector under consideration, requires
study and analysis to identify features that will determine the most productive historical stages of the industry’s
development, production volumes in different periods, and processing and use of coal resources. The relevance
is determined, among other things, by the fact that the study and research of the history of coal mining will help
determine the achievements in the industry that will become the basis of the years of independence.
In the process of studying the historical picture of the coal sector of Kyrgyzstan, the goal is to determine the
volumes of coal resources, the main stages, and processes of development of the sector, without which, in our
opinion, the state, problems, and prospects of the coal industry of Kyrgyzstan will not be fully characterized. This
approach will allow us to identify the potential and prospects of the coal industry in the years of independence.
The solution to this goal is accompanied by historical characteristics and the state of the coal industry of
Kyrgyzstan in the pre-Soviet, and Soviet periods and the stage of 25 years of independence of the republic.
To answer these questions, when studying the retrospective, the state of problems and prospects of the coal
industry in the years of independence of the republic, causal, comparative, and inductive research methods are
used.