ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 20. The Turkestan region has begun practical implementation of the National Project for the Modernization of the Energy and Utilities Sector, under which more than 60 billion tenge (approximately $108 million) is planned to be invested by 2029.
Data obtained by Trend from the country's Ministry of Energy shows that, to date, the total volume of investment in projects in the region already exceeds 6.9 billion tenge (approximately $12.42 million).
Specific initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for
millions of residents are being implemented in the region:
construction of new power transmission lines, reconstruction of
networks, introduction of innovative technologies, and replacement
of worn-out equipment.
The key operators are the Kazakhstan Communal Systems Group of
Companies and its subsidiary Oniktik Zharik Transit (Southern Light
Transit), which are actively introducing digital services,
automated electricity metering systems, upgrading power
transmission lines, and transformer substations.
Among the key projects are the construction of a 110 kV “Ortalyk –
Yassy” line in Turkestan costing 3.8 billion tenge (approx. $6.84
million), scheduled for completion in February 2026; reconstruction
of a 110 kV line in the Ordabasy district; upgrading low-voltage
networks at 31 facilities with a total length of 89.8 km with
investments of 1.5 billion tenge (approx. $2.7 million); as well as
the introduction of a new generation of high-temperature wires.
Simultaneously, Oniktik Zharik Transit (Southern Light Transit) is
implementing its own investment program worth 5.3 billion tenge
(approx. $9.54 million), under which 84 transformer substations
have been updated, more than 240 km of lines have been built and
reconstructed, modernization of the substation in the village of
Tortkul is underway, and construction of a 110 kV line between
Shaulder and Tortkul is in progress.
These changes have become possible thanks to the consolidated
support of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and
the Akimat of the Turkestan region, whose strategic partnership
with business opens new opportunities for the socio-economic
development of the region.
