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Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan is rich with fossil fuel resources. As such, the low price of electricity creates a barrier for the development of renewable energy resources. However, Kazakhstan also has a plentiful supply of hydro, wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy.
Climatic conditions are favorable for solar throughout Kazakhstan , with the highest potential is in the southern region and in the regions near the Aral Sea and Lake Balkhash. High speed wind locations are in the southeast in mountain passes leading to China, in the Alytau mountain regions in the center of the republic, and in the southwest on the Caspian seaboard. W ind development has been slow due to the low tariffs (around 3 US cents/kWh).
The Republic’s geothermal resources have been explored as a result of oil and gas exploration and production. The hottest and most extensive geothermal reservoirs were found in the south and southwest of Kazakhstan. Due to its large agricultural base, Kazakstan has significant theoretical potential for biomass energy resources. However, the large area of the country may limit the practical applications of biomass utilization to small systems.
Hydro is of significant importance to Kazakhstan in that it provides for over 12 percent of the country’s electrical capacity. Greater hydro utilization is possible given interest from regional authorities in small hydro, the privatization of the power sector, and the availability of state short-term credits to private investors. Financing, however, does not appear to be available to the other renewable technologies. Combined with a power sector transitioning to private holdings, the low price of electricity and a general lack of awareness towards renewables (with the exception of hydro) the environment is not friendly to development of renewable energy.
Country Profile and Notes
More information is provided in the country profile and country notes, including specific resource and energy sector information:
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| Eastern Europe Group Tours U.S. Renewable Projects | Energy and government officials from Eastern Europe is touring the U.S. under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Commerce. | | | Ukrainian Company Offers Biogas to Electricity for Alcohol Plants | New waste-management technology has been developed by Ukrainian construction company ZORG Ukraine, designed specifically for plants that produce alcohol. Unique technological upgrade allows the plant to recycle production-wastes, manufacture high-quality fertilizer and biogas, that’s instantly converted into thermal or electrical power. “Biogas plants can cut-down production expenses within the alcohol-production industry sector to a considerable degree,” – commented company’s executive director Igor Aksiutov.
| | | Hydro Transmission Loan Approved - Kazakhstan | The World Bank has approved a US$48M loan for a project that will increase the capacity of the power transmission network in southern Kazakhstan, to allow the transmission of electricity from the 300MW Moinak hydroelectric power plant currently under construction in the country.
| | | UN Supports Wind/Solar Development in Kazakhstan | the UN is assisting in engineering, and legal aspects of wind and solar development in Kazakhstan. | | | CEZ Eyes Renewable Options in Central and Eastern Europe | PRAGUE, Sep 1 (Reuters) - Czech power group CEZ is eyeing smaller renewable energy projects in central and eastern Europe to make up for a lack of large-scale acquisition opportunities, CEZ's head of acquisitions Vladimir Schmalz said. | | | Kazakhstan Seeks Grid, Substation Work for 300-MW Moinak Hydro | Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Co. (KEGOC) proposes turnkey construction of transmission lines, including a 220-kilovolt Moinak-Sary-Ozek overhead line, a 220-kV Moinak-Shelek line, and a 220-kV line at Sary-Ozek substation. | | | Report From Moscow Energy Trade Fair | Even though the effects of the global financial and economic crisis have affected the Russian construction industry significantly, interest in innovative building and energy technology was unabated at SHK MOSCOW 2009, 13th International Industrial and Technology Trade Fair for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Refrigeration, Building Automation, Sanitation and Renewable Energies. A total of 11,300 trade visitors from the CIS and neighboring countries attended Russia’s leading event for this industry and 200 exhibitors from 19 countries showcased their products on 107,600 square feet of exhibit space.
| | | Analysis and Background on Hydro in Kazakhstan and the Region | Kazakhstan and the region's hydro dams are used for power and agriculture. This article gives background to understand the issues in the region. | | | EBRD, Energy Community to Host Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo | “Investing in electricity generation and renewable energy” 30-31 March 2009, Holiday Inn Hotel, Sarajevo
The EBRD and the Energy Community will host a Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 March 2009, which will focus on investment opportunities in electricity generation and renewable energy. | | | Gallium, Important to Solar Cell Manufaturing, is Found In Eastern Europe | Gallium, important in the manufacture of very high efficiency solar cells and new Copper Indium Gallium (di) Selenide (CIGS) thin-film cells, is found in the Ukraine, Hungary, Kazakstan, Russia and Slovakia, as well as other countries. | | | Tajikistan Warning of Water Shortages | Tajikistan is warning that water shortages, caused by heavy use of hydropower, may cause irrigation water shortages in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan . | | | International Methane Recovery Funding Opportunity | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency equests proposals for Activities that Advance Methane Recovery and Use as a Clean Energy Source. Partner countries currently include:
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, and Vietnam. | | | Kazakhstan Considers Small Hydro | The Kazakhstan Ministry of Environmental Protection hosted a meeting of specialists regarding small-scale hydro power generation, according to Kazinform. | | | Tajikistan Hydro Plant Funding | Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev said Kazakhstan's sustainable-development fund, Kaznya, is ready to finance the construction of the Nurobod hydroelectric power plant in northern Tajikistan. | | | Kazakhstan Drafting Renewable Energy Legislation | Kazakhstan could become the next country to pass legislation supporting the development of renewable energy, including hydro, after government ministries declared support for the development of draft legislation. | |
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