ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 8. Turkish Aksa Energy will build a combined cycle gas turbine plant (CCGTP) with a capacity of up to 500 MW in Kazakhstan's Shymkent city, Trend reports.
A memorandum on the implementation of the project was signed by the head of the city’s executive power, Gabit Syzdybekov, and Murad Ustel, External Affairs Manager at Aksa Energy.
According to the agreement, implementation of the project will begin in the near future. The project will cost approximately $700 million.
The project is aimed at providing the city population with high-quality electrical and thermal energy, as well as hot water supplies. Over 1,000 jobs will be created during construction, and after launch, more than 200 local residents will be provided with work.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's renewable energy installations generated 6.675 billion kWh of electricity by the end of 2023. This volume accounts for 5.92 percent of total electrical energy production in 2023.
The country currently has 147 renewable energy facilities (over 100 kW) with an installed capacity of 2,903.54 MW: 59 wind power plants with a capacity of 1,409.55 MW; 46 solar power plant facilities with a capacity of 1,222.61 MW; 39 hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of 269.605 MW; and three biogas power plant facilities with a capacity of 1.77 MW.
Furthermore, by the end of 2023, 16 renewable energy facilities with a total installed capacity of 495.57 MW had been operational: 12 wind farms with a total capacity of 437.1 MW in the Akmola and Zhetysu regions, 2 hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of 3.7 MW in the Almaty and Turkestan regions, and two solar power plants with a capacity of 54.77 MW in the Turkestan region.
By 2027, it is planned to commission 25 renewable energy projects with a capacity of 599.85 MW.
