Zhetysu plans to increase the share of renewable energy facilities to 60%

It is planned to increase the share of renewable energy facilities in Almaty region to 60% by 2030 year. Today, the region has 29 renewable energy facilities with a total capacity of more than 897 MW, including 18 hydroelectric power plants, 6 wind power plants and 5 solar power plants.

According to the regional department of energy and housing, only last year, 4 wind farms with a total capacity of 18 MW and two SES with a total capacity of 100.415 MW in Kapshagay were commissioned in the region. Among them is the “Nurgısa 100 MW Solar Park Qapshaıay” - solar power plant. The project cost of the power plant was 27.7 billion tenge, including 10.4 billion tenge of investments. The regional budget financed the construction of a 220 kV high-voltage line in the amount of 233 million tenge under the “Business Roadmap 2020” program.

The first stage of the solar power plant is located on 274 hectares, with a total area of 400 hectares. The SES will consist of 303 thousand special panels, the total capacity at full launch will be 150 MW.

It will also be put into operation HPP-2 on the Chaja river in Eskeldy district with an installed capacity of 25.8 MW and SES in Karatal district with a total installed capacity of 4.95 MW.

Also 6 wind farms with a total installed capacity of 27 MW have been commissioned over the past 4 years.

Overall, the region's electricity consumption amounted to 3.9 billion kW / hour, of which own production – 2.1 billion.kW / h, including the share of RES is 588.620 million kW/h of the total production. Purchases from other regions -1.8 billion kW / hour.

By 2030, it is planned to increase the share of renewable energy facilities in the region to 60%.

According to the approved "Program of development of renewable energy sources in Almaty region in 2020-2030" after updating the planned commissioning of the 76 RES (41 GES, 1 Bias, 18 SES, 16 WPP) with total capacity of 3812,03 MW.