Issues of renewable energy

resources development

in Kazakhstan

Ministry of Energy of

the Republic of

Kazakhstan

1

Strategic indicators of RES

development*

2020 2030 20502025

by 2050 – 50% including alternative

energy resources

*Concept of transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Green

economyS t r a t e g y o f d e v e l o p m e n t o f K a z a k h s t a n -

2 0 2 5

S t r a t e g y o f d e v e l o p m e n t o f K a z a k h s t a n -

2 0 5 0

3%

10%

50%

6%

2009

2020

2014

2017

2018

2013

Law of the Republic of

Kazakhstan «On support of the use of RES»

Fixed-tariff system

Creation of the Financial

and Settlement Center (FSC)

Switching to the auction

mechanism

Successful auctions

Hydroelectric power industry

Development Plan for 2020-2030

Ministry of Energy of

the Republic of

Kazakhstan

2

Scheme of support of RES in

Kazakhstan

Ministry of Energy of

the Republic of

Kazakhstan

• Purchase and sale of electricity – Financial and

Settlement Center for RES support

• Standard PPA-contract form for 20 years

on auction tariff in KZT

• Standard form of grid connection of the RES

object

• Annual indexation of tariff – taking into account

exchange rate for USD and consumer price

index

• Free transportation of RES electricity

• Priority control and dispatching of electricity

• Investment preferences in the framework

of Entrepreneurial Code

Law of the Republic of

Kazakhstan

«On support of the use of

renewable energy sources»

3%0,6%

26 FACILITIES 123 FACILITIES

1897 MW

2014 15.03.2021

Investment of

1,5 bln.$

100

2014 2020

Dynamics of tariff reduction by type

-19%

WPP -15,9 tenge

HPP -13,48 tenge

SPP -12,49 tenge

50

20

80

-30%

-64%

Number of specialists involved

Less than150

More than 1800

2014

2021

3

DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT

RENEWABLE ENERGY 2014-2021

Ministry of Energy of

the Republic of

Kazakhstan

1 505

MW

25

auctions

signed a contract

with the FSC for 15 years

Renewable energy

capacities exposed

installed capacity

1 218,77 MW

58

companies

172

companies from 12

countries

Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Turkey, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy,

United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Malaysia, Spain

AUCTION RESULTS(2018-2020)

178 MW

Investment of

160 mln.$

4

LARGE RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES

Ministry of Energy of

the Republic of

Kazakhstan

626 billion tengeattracted

investments

81 billion tengetaxes paid from

renewable energy facilities

1818 permanentjobs

created

active renewable energy projects

renewable energy projects under construction

5

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE

RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR AND

IMPROVEMENT OF LEGISLATION

Ministry of Energy of

the Republic of

Kazakhstan

Conducting auctions for the selection of

renewable energy projects for 250 MW

Provision of incentive mechanisms for

large hydroelectric power plants

Improving the mechanism of distributed

generation of RES among the population

and SME

Increase in the volume of clean energy

by 2 times until 2025

* reflected in the Nur Otan Party program

Development of renewable energy

sources with electricity storage systems

SHARE OF RES IN TOTAL ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, %

3.33.7

4.24.7

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Useful links: Investor guide –https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/energo/documents/details/68180?lang=en ;https://spaq.kz ; https://www.kazenergy.com ; https://www.korem.kz/ ; https://rfc.kegoc.kz/

Thanks for attention!

Ministry of Energy of

the Republic of

Kazakhstan