№ 5 (49), 2011 - KazEnergy

44 percent ofexploited windpower plants arein Europe, 31percent-in Asiaand 22 percent-inNorth America.Because of the high manufacturabilityof the industry the development of windpower currently remains the prerogativeof industrialized countries, which also aredependent on the import of traditionalenergy resources in a greater extent. So,currently, 44 percent of exploited windpower plants are in Europe, 31 percent-inAsia and 22 percent-in North America.Assessing the prospects for development ofwind energy in Kazakhstan it may be saidthat achieving a significant share of windpower in total electricity production of thecountry is the issue of a long term.Geographical and, accordingly, climaticconditions in Kazakhstan characterizedby large lowland surfaces and relativelystable wind flows are favorable for thedevelopment of wind power. According toresearch conducted in the territory thereis a great range of areas where the averagewind speed exceeds 5 m / s, which is thecritical threshold for the work of wind powerplant. It is important that many of themare located close to regions with high powerconsumption (Almaty, South Kazakhstan,West Kazakhstan and North Kazakhstan).But this is all about a theoretical point of view.In practice, there are several problems thatprevent the development of wind energy atsufficient measure from the industrial pointof view, and not only in Kazakhstan but alsoworldwide. The main one - impermanenceof electricity generation. Even with averageannual wind speed of 5 m / s situations withthe failure of electricity generation in theabsence or insufficient wind velocity areunavoidable.And as electricity has a global technologicalproblem - impossibility of its accumulatingin sufficient quantities, the energy failuresmust be either regulated or compensated ina timely manner. This aspect is extremelyimportant for industrial companies, whoseshare of energy consumption in Kazakhstanis almost 70%, and they cannot build aproduction cycle, focusing on the weatherforecast.There are created complex systems aimedat the balance between production andconsumption of energy in Western countries,where the proportion of wind power issubstantial. Naturally, this leads to increasein the cost of production and distributionof wind energy. In addition, such systemsare effective, if only the proportion of windenergy in the total amount does not exceed10-15%.Keeping this in mind, withoutadditional risks for the energy systemKazakhstan theoretically could build windpower plants with total capacity up to 2thousand MW, but no more.Another way - the creation of reservecapacities. That is to say that, in fact, eachKAZENERGY73