ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 29. Kazakhstan plans to create over 14,000 new jobs in the energy sector this year as part of the national “Year of Blue-Collar Jobs” initiative, the country's Vice Minister of Energy Arymbek Kudaibergen said during a government meeting, Trend reports.
According to information, the energy sector currently encompasses 1,671 enterprises employing over 303,000 specialists. The planned job creation will span key areas of the industry, including more than 6,000 new positions in the oil and gas sector, over 3,000 in electric power, around 3,000 in renewable energy, and 945 in petrochemicals.
Looking further ahead, the Ministry of Energy forecasts that more than 70,000 jobs will be generated by the end of 2029 through the implementation of over 200 investment projects across the sector.
