September 2010|1 - KazEnergy

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KEgOC JSC plaNS TO
implEmENT ThrEE prOJECTS
WiTh TOTal iNvESTmENTS
WOrTh 92.3 billiON TENgE
(abOuT $0.65 billiON)
total investments worth 92.3 billion tenge
(about $0.65 billion).
To ensure that an advanced infrastructure is
possible for the economy of the Republic,
the Company has adopted KEGOC JSC’s
long-term strategy of development until 2025,
which assumes the realization of 16 projects
worth a total of 531 billion tenge (about $3.6
billion).
Perspectives on developing the industry of
Kazakhstan are focused on strengthening
the country’s leading role in electric energy
to meet the demands of population and
economy with electric energy rather than
non-renewable resources. The aim is to
increase transit potential.
Since last year, the electric energy sector has
witnessed the setting in motion of several
small hydro-power stations in the Almaty
region, a gas turbine station in Aktobe, a
new power unit in Uralsk, and a 90 MW gas
turbine station in Kalamkas, along with the
expanded role of of Karaganda State District
Power Station-2, Ekibastuz (a combined heat
and power plant).
In accordance with the state guidelines for
forced industrialization, the large-scale project
of building Balkhash Thermal Power Station
(capacity 1320 MW) has begun. The creation
of new roles and capacities in the electric
energy generation sector gives us a certain
confidence that the United Electric System of
Kazakhstan will achieve a positive balance
within the next 5 years.
In fact, due to the exploitation of these new
capacities, and the development of the energy
complex, the work of Kazakhstan’s energy
system is predicted to be overabundant. The
balance of electric generation in 2009 was
positive: 0.5 billion kWh.
The dynamics of electric energy consumption
since the beginning of 2010 enables us to
forecast the growth of consumption as rising
from 5.5% to 8% in comparison with 2009.
In a long-term perspective assuming the stabilization
of the economy and the realization
of the State Program of forced industrial and
innovative development, we can forecast a
stable growth of electric energy consumption
up to 4% annually until 2015: 3% annually
within the period of 2016-2020, and 2.5%
annually between 2021 and 2025.
5. What steps does the State Program
of forced industrial and innovative
development intends to take in the sphere
of electric energy? What has already been
done?
To ensure a broad increase in electric energy
consumption, the government plans to build
new thermal, hydro- and nuclear power
stations as well as increasing the capacities of
existing ones in the sector of electric energy
generation. Balkhash Thermal Power Station,
Moynak Hydro Power Station, Bulak Hydro
Power Station, Kerbulak Hydro Power Station,
the combined heat and power plant No
3 in Astana city, Aktau Nuclear Power Plant
and several gas turbine power stations in the
Western part of the country are just a few
examples.
Construction works are currently being
implemented in Moynak Hydro Power Station,
and the project of Balkhash Thermal
Power Station has begun. Some other projects
remain in their projection stages. KEGOC JSC
has concluded agreements to implement a
full range construction for Moinak Electric-