Kazakhstan plans to increase share of RES to 50% by 2050

Kazakhstan plans to significantly change its energy structure by focusing on renewable energy sources (RES). The Ministry of Energy said at the first Power Central Asia + China Regional Energy Forum that the share of renewable energy sources in the country's energy mix will increase significantly in the coming years. This is reported by Kazinform, a partner of TV BRICS.

According to Zhaslan Kasenov, Director of the Renewable Energy Department at Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry, the government aims to achieve a 15 per cent share of renewable energy by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2050. Already, he said, Kazakhstan is exceeding its targets: in 2024, the RES share was 6.5 per cent, with a target of 6 per cent. Chinese companies, which actively participate in auctions for solar and wind power generation, are supporting the development of projects.

As part of its energy transformation, Kazakhstan will build 32 GW of new capacity by 2045, including 12 GW of RES, 2.4 GW of nuclear power and 17 GW of conventional plants.

Work is also underway on the construction of a new power plant in Astana and the laying of 7,000 kilometres of power transmission lines.

The forum also became a platform for signing agreements between Kazakhstan and China worth US$25 billion aimed at developing the energy sector.

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