During his working visit to
China, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Liu
Mingsheng, Chairman of the Board of State Power Investment Corporation. The
parties discussed prospects for further cooperation in the energy sector,
including in renewable energy sources. The Head of State was informed that a
China Power International Holding subsidiary is actively operating in
Kazakhstan. Over the past five years, wind and solar power plants have been
built in the country. New projects for the construction of wind power plants
with a capacity of one gigawatt are currently underway in the Zhambyl and
Pavlodar regions. Investments in these projects will exceed $1 billion. It is
planned to consider large-scale hydropower projects and the construction of
combined-cycle gas turbines in Kazakhstan as well.
Today, President Tokayev has also
held a meeting with Chairman of one of the largest construction machinery
companies in the world Xiang Wenbo to discuss the implementation of joint
projects in green energy. The corporation is already involved in the launch of
a wind power station and is considering building a factory for assembling
towers, blades, and nacelles for similar projects. The Head of State emphasized
the prospects of joint production of specialized machinery, offering the
Chinese company to explore the possibility of opening a regional center for the
EAEU market in the country.
Web-editor: Aizhan
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