Kazakhstan plans to significantly expand its renewable energy capacity.
Renewable energy facilities with a combined capacity of 8.4 gigawatts (GW) are
planned for commissioning across the country. According to the relevant
ministry, the new projects will primarily consist of wind and solar power
plants. At the same time, Kazakhstan is continuing its efforts to achieve
carbon neutrality. To this end, a hydrogen energy strategy has been developed,
with hydrogen energy seen as one of the most promising areas of the low-carbon
economy. Notably, renewable energy accounted for 7% of Kazakhstan’s total
electricity generation last year.
«This
year, we will commission 10 renewable energy facilities, including four wind
farms, five solar power plants, and one hydroelectric power plant. Their
combined capacity will be 245 megawatts. In addition, work is underway with
some of the world’s leading companies. Construction of major one-gigawatt wind
farms has already begun in the country. They will be located in the Zhambyl and
Pavlodar regions,» said
Timur Abdreshov, Press Secretary of
the Kazakh Ministry of
Energy.
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