ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 5. Kazakhstan is taking measures aimed at eliminating the deficit and creating advanced capacity for the economy in the electric power industry, Trend reports.
According to the government of Kazakhstan, about 500 MW of capacity was commissioned in 2023. In 2024, 825 MW will be commissioned within 14 projects, including 12 renewable energy projects for 260 MW.
At the same time, thermal power plants with flexible generation mode are being built in the Turkestan, Almaty and Kyzylorda regions.
In addition, preparations are being made for the modernization of the 3rd and 4th power units at Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station and the construction of a new GRES-3.
Moreover, it is planned to build new thermal power plants in the cities of Kokshetau, Semey and Ust-Kamenogorsk.
Together with strategic investors Total, Masdar, Acwa Power and Unigreen Energy, work is underway to implement renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 4 GW.
Meanwhile, electricity consumption in Kazakhstan for 10 months of 2023 amounted to 93.9 billion kWh, which is 2.5 percent more than in the same period last year.
In 2022, Kazakhstan produced 113.8 billion kWh of electricity, which is 1.1 percent less than in 2021.
Exports amounted to 2.2 billion kWh (+16.1 percent). The main buyers were: Russia – 1.5 billion kWh (+16.6 percent), Kyrgyzstan – 690 million kWh (+15.1 percent).
In turn, Kazakhstan bought 1.7 times more electricity than a year earlier - 3.7 billion kWh. Most of it was imported from Russia - 1.9 billion kWh (+8.4 percent), and Kyrgyzstan supplied 1.7 billion kWh (+5.6 times).
