Kazakh Government Officials Hold Talks with Siemens Energy Executives

BERLIN, 26 April 2021 –The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Germany has organized an online meeting between Kanat Bozumbayev, Aide to the President of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar, and Siemens Energy Board Chair Dr. Christian Bruch and Regional Managers for Kazakhstan and Russia Maxim Zubov and Oleg Titov. Also participating in the discussions were Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Almas Aidarov, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Germany Dauren Karipov, the country’s First Vice-Minister for Digital Development, Innovations and the Aerospace Industry Anuar Akhmetzhanov, the Vice-Minister for Energy Kairat Rakhimov, and the heads of KEGOC and “Samruk-Energo”.

The meeting was dedicated to evaluating the current state of joint work to implement the Memorandum of Understanding that had been signed between the Government of Kazakhstan and Siemens on 14 February 2020 on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. The sides also discussed prospects for joint innovative projects to introduce new technologies and modernize key economic sectors.

Siemens Energy is a global leader in the energy sphere. The company is involved in the production of technology and creation of services for the development, transfer, and storage of electricity. Energy is produced via both traditional (gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants, electric generators, transformers, and etc.), as well as renewable energy sources. An estimated one-sixth of all electricity generated worldwide is based on the German company’s technology. Siemens Energy employs more than 90 000 people worldwide and generated revenue of around 27,5 billion Euro last year.