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CIS’s largest solar farm opens in Kazakhstan

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev put on-stream the Burnoye solar power plant in Zhambyl region and the windmill farm in Mangistau region at a nationwide teleconference held on December, 11. "The 100 MW solar farm in Zhambyl region is the joint Kazakh-British project. It is the largest solar power...

All investment programs reviewed to prevent further growth of electricity tariffs — ministry

On Nov. 26 at a press conference following a Government meeting, Vice Minister of Energy Sungat Yessimkhanov spoke about the measures taken to reduce electricity tariffs to 25%. “We are now conducting an audit of the relevant costs of all power plants in conjunction with the General Prosecutor’s...

KEGOC completes construction of the second phase of the North-East-South energy transit project

KEGOC completed the project for construction of a 500 kV line Shulbinskaya HPP (Semipalatinsk)–Aktogay–Taldykorgan–Alma, which was carried out in 2016–2018, the Interfax-Kazakhstan agency reported. President Nazarbayev, December, 11, in Astana, during a teleconference within...

Kazakhstan exhorted to make full use of renewable energy resources

Central Asia’s renewable energy transformation is gaining momentum and market leaders are taking note, with increased investments flowing in from the East and West. Natalie Koch, an associate professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs studying...

Eni, GE break ground on 48-MW Kazakh wind plant

Italian oil and gas major Eni SpA (BIT:ENI) and GE Renewable Energy (NYSE:GE) have broken ground on a 48-MW wind project in Kazakhstan. The Badamsha Wind Farm, as it is named, will be comprised of 13 GE 3.8-130 onshore wind turbines of 3.8 MW each. It is located in Aktobe oblast. Badamsha is part...

Commissioning of the fifth power unit at EEC scheduled for 2019

The fifth power unit of the Eurasian Energy Corporation will launch next year. This was announced on Wednesday, November 21, by the head of Pavlodar region Bulat Bakauov. Earlier, the vice-president of EEC Marat Bugubaev announced the commissioning of the project in the second half of 2018. It is...

EBRD, GCF boost Kazakh green power generation

The EBRD is teaming up with a new investor in Kazakhstan’s renewable energy sector, Joachim Goldbeck Holding GmbH, to construct a new 100MW solar plant in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, a regional leader in solar power generation. Loan and project support agreements were signed in Astana...

Alageum Electric to sign an office contract with KEGOC

Kazakhstan manufacturer of transformers, Alageum Electric, will sign an off-make contract (agreement on the purchase of goods not yet produced) with KEGOC. The chairman of the board of directors of the company, Yerkebulan Ilyasov, told about this on the sidelines of the power industry forum in Astana. “This...

Shardarinskaya HPP to be more powerful and reliable

A large-scale modernization of the Shardara hydroelectric station, within which all four hydroelectric units will be replaced, is extremely necessary: almost all equipment is completely worn out. After the completion of the reconstruction, an increase of 26% is expected. The first step in a large...

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CIS’s largest solar farm opens in Kazakhstan

All investment programs reviewed to prevent further growth of electricity tariffs — ministry

KEGOC completes construction of the second phase of the North-East-South energy transit project

Kazakhstan exhorted to make full use of renewable energy resources

Eni, GE break ground on 48-MW Kazakh wind plant

Commissioning of the fifth power unit at EEC scheduled for 2019

EBRD, GCF boost Kazakh green power generation

Alageum Electric to sign an office contract with KEGOC

Shardarinskaya HPP to be more powerful and reliable

Alageum Electric to sign an office contract with KEGOC