Wind and solar power plants are planned to
be built in the Turkistan region. An intergovernmental agreement has already
been concluded with China on these two major projects, according to the Energy
Ministry. The construction of two additional wind farms is ongoing with the
involvement of large international companies. These alternative energy
facilities should provide 30 percent of energy capacity. In total, nine more
renewable energy projects are scheduled to launch this year. Currently,
Kazakhstan operates 156 such facilities with a combined capacity of over 3 gigawatts.
Through its auction bidding mechanism, 91 projects are at various stages of
development. The goal is to increase the share of eco-friendly energy sources.
«In 2025, it is planned to increase the
share of renewable energy sources to six percent, and by 2030 – to 15 percent.
In 2024, energy production from alternative sources reached 7.5 billion kilowatt-hours,
which corresponds to 6.4 percent of total energy production. These are the
results for the first half of the year. In the future, we plan to increase this
figure by 12-13 percent compared to last year,» said Kazakh Vice Minister of
Energy Sungat Yessimkhanov.
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