October 23 at Powerexpo Almaty — Specialized Forum KazEnergoOTP–2025 on Supporting Kazakhstan’s Manufacturers in the Energy Sector

Specialized Forum KazEnergoOTP–2025: Supporting Kazakhstan’s Manufacturers in the Energy Industry

Main theme: “National Industrial Base for the Energy Sector: Localization, Demand, and Export Ambitions”

📅 Date: October 23, 2025
📍 Venue: POWEREXPO ALMATY 2025 Exhibition
🕒 Format: Three sessions (1.5 hours each) with breaks

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Forum Objective: Identify barriers, support tools, and scenarios for expanding the participation of domestic manufacturers (OTP) in energy projects.

Plenary Session 1 (10:00–11:30)

“Localization and Demand: How to Ensure a Sustainable Market for Domestic Manufacturers?”

Key topics and discussion points:

1. Energy sector demand analysis
   – Current and projected demand for equipment, materials, and services;
   – Accessible segments for OTP: power engineering, renewables, CHP, digitalization, smart metering systems.

2. Why localization measures are underperforming
   – Barriers to enforcing local content requirements;
   – Eliminating “shadow schemes” of pseudo-manufacturers.

3. Regulatory and legal support instruments
   – Procurement rules for quasi-public sector and power companies;
   – Potential of two-stage auctions and offtake contracts.

4. Role of ENS TRU, Digital Business Map, and sectoral platforms
   – Urgent categories to add/revise in ENS TRU;
   – Using the Digital Business Map for systematic analytics.

Moderator: Zh.G. Khairushev (Atameken NCE)
Speakers: Ministry of Energy, OTP, AЖК, KazEPI, BRK, Samruk-Kazyna, KEGOC, Regional Chambers of Entrepreneurs (Almaty, Zhetysu, Almaty region)

Panel Session 2 (11:40–13:10)

“Quality Growth, Export, and Production Alliances: The New Role of Domestic Manufacturers”

Key topics and discussion points:

1. Raising technological maturity of manufacturers
   – Engineering centers, standards, production processes;
   – Building a critical mass of enterprises capable of delivering complex assemblies.

2. Ensuring OTP integration from feasibility stage
   – Avoiding repeat scenarios like the Turkestan CCGT project;
   – Reforming project pre-approval mechanisms;
   – Preventing quasi-public sector evasion of OTP cooperation.

3. Export potential and regional supply chains
   – Competitive Kazakh products in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, etc.;
   – Positioning Kazakhstan as a supplier to Central Asia and the EAEU.

4. Partnerships with international companies
   – Joint ventures, localization through engineering and R&D;
   – Trust-building and technology transfer mechanisms.

5. Financing and guarantees for scaling production
   – Offtake contracts, affordable credit, subsidies;
   – Role of development institutions (BRK, Damu).

Moderator: S.S. Agafonov (KazEPI)
Speakers: Real OTP producers, BRK, export companies, KazakhExport, foreign investors

☕ Break (13:10–14:00): Coffee, informal networking, press approaches

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Strategic Panel — Session 3 (14:00–15:30)

KazEnergoOTP–2025: “National Industrial Base for Energy: What Must Change Now”

Moderator: Askhat Asylbekov – journalist

Session Goal: Summarize outcomes of KazEnergoOTP–2025, outline immediate measures to “reset” the support system for OTP in the energy sector, with participation from government, business, development institutions, and regulators.

Format:

• Roundtable with moderators and key speakers from Sessions 1 & 2;

• Each gives a brief commentary: “Key takeaway and priority action for the near term”;

• Moderator consolidates into a 2025–2026 roadmap;

• Final proposals discussed and formalized as forum recommendations.

Main discussion blocks:

1. Current state: demand, quality, procurement policies.
   – Achievements vs. barriers;
   – Realistic share of local content by 2025–2026.

2. Procurement system reform for energy companies and quasi-public sector.
   – Eliminating pseudo-manufacturers;
   – Legal framework for offtake contracts.

3. State-driven modernization of OTP.
   – Industrial tools: accelerators, standards, retooling;
   – Financial tools: investment subsidies, export guarantees.

4. Digital support and control tools.
   – Digital Business Map as monitoring & analytics;
   – Open registry of reliable manufacturers;
   – Platform solutions to synchronize supply & demand.

5. Dialogue between producers, energy companies, and regulators.
   – Defining a “one-stop” alliance mechanism;
   – Considering a permanent dialogue platform — Energy Sector OTP Council.