The results of the 2024-2025 heating season

📌On behalf of the Head of State, measures are being implemented in the country to develop the energy sector. As part of this task, the autumn-winter period of 2024-2025 has been completed, and preparations have begun for a large-scale renovation of infrastructure and the development of "green" energy.

⚡️To pass the autumn-winter season in the heat supply, 10 power units, 55 boilers and 45 turbines were overhauled, which made it possible to begin the process of reducing the accumulated high wear of thermal power plants and heating networks.

The measures taken have reduced the number of technological violations at power plants by 27% (from 1,070 to 782 cases), and cases of non-compliance with the temperature schedule - by 67% (from 215 to 65).

🔷During the work carried out on 12 thermal power plants, the indicators changed: 9 moved from the "red" zone to the "yellow" zone, and 3 - from the "yellow" to the "green" zone. As a result, 10 thermal power plants remained in the "red" zone (there were 19), 17 in the "yellow" zone (there were 11), and 10 in the "green" zone (there were 7). Among them are Ekibastuz, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Zhezkazagan, Balkhash, Atyrau, Ridder, Kentau and other stations. Special attention was paid to the work of MAEK LLP, Aktau heating networks, as well as thermal power plants in Stepnogorsk and Temirtau.

✔️In 2024, 771 MW of new capacity was commissioned, including the restored Ekibastuz GRES-1 unit (500 MW), a new turbine at Atyrau TPP (65 MW) and an upgraded boiler in Zhezkazgan (+43 MW). Renewable energy projects for 163.35 MW have also been launched.

The Ministry of Energy has adjusted the marginal tariffs for electric energy, increased the marginal tariff in the electric capacity market, and increased the annual limit on returnable investments. The measures taken in 2024 made it possible to increase the financing of repair work by 44% compared to the level of the previous year, to 327 billion tenge.

🔘At the same time, preparations for the next heating season have begun. As part of this work, it is planned to repair 10 power units, 63 boilers and 39 turbines at power plants, some of the work is already underway. Repairs and reconstruction of 53 boilers are planned for 66 boiler houses in the district heating area.

⏩After the end of the cold weather, the renovation of 17 thousand km of power grids and 323 km of heating mains will begin.

✔️Within the framework of the National Energy Modernization Project, 77.5 thousand km of electric grids and 1.6 thousand km of heating networks will be updated with a total budget of 4 trillion tenge. By 2029, this will reduce network wear by up to 45% and 42%, respectively. In the field of generation, it is planned to introduce 7.3 GW of new capacity, including the modernization of existing plants and the construction of new ones. It is planned to complete 29 projects by 2029, which will reduce the average wear of power plants by up to 40%.

The development of renewable energy remains a priority. In 2024, 153 facilities generated 7.58 billion kWh, or 6.43% of total production. 8 new stations (163.35 MW) have been commissioned, and 9 more renewable energy facilities (455.5 MW) will be operational by the end of 2025. For example, in February, 1 wind farm project with a capacity of 50 MW was commissioned in the Karaganda region by Hyperborea LLP.