Brown coal production increased by 27.3% over 8 months, hard coal production decreased by 8.9% — Tazabek

Tazabek — In Kyrgyzstan, in January-August 2026, the production of brown coal (lignite) amounted to 1.869 million tons, an increase of 27.3% compared to the same period in 2025. This is evidenced by data from the National Statistics Committee.

In January-August 2025, 1.468 million tons of brown coal were produced.

Coal production for 8 months of 2026, on the contrary, decreased by 8.9% — to 797.9 thousand tons. For the same period last year, the figure was 876 thousand tons.

In August 2026, brown coal production amounted to 228 thousand tons, which is 19.3% more than in August 2025.

Coal production in August amounted to 167.4 thousand tons, decreasing by 1.8% in annual terms.