(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 23. Kazakhstan has
every opportunity to take a leading position in the world in the
development of wind energy production in the near future, said the
Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almasadam Satkaliyev, Trend reports.
"Kazakhstan, with its ninth-largest area in the world, has
significant potential for the development of the renewable energy
sector. Vast areas of the country have high potential for the
development of wind, solar and hydropower, the introduction of
modern technologies and sustainable development. In the near
future, Kazakhstan has every opportunity to take a leading position
in the world in the development of wind energy production,"
Satkaliyev said.
As the minister noted, Kazakhstan's climate is favorable for the
construction of wind power plants due to the presence of wind
corridors with wind speeds of more than 5 m/s, which is necessary
for the operation of wind turbines.
"According to expert estimates, the energy potential of wind
energy in Kazakhstan is at least 920 billion kWh per year. At the
same time, the Caspian region, the southern region, as well as the
Shelek corridor and the Dzungarian Gate, located in the southeast
of the country, have the highest wind energy potential," he
said.
The minister also noted the potential of solar energy. "So, in
the southern regions of the country this is about 2,200-3,000 hours
of sunshine per year, which allows us to be competitive with the
sunniest countries in the world. The most preferred areas for solar
energy production are the Aral Sea region and the southern regions
of Kazakhstan," Satkaliyev said.
Meanwhile, by the end of 2022, there were 130 renewable energy
facilities operating in the Republic with an installed capacity of
2,400 MW (46 WPPs – 958 MW; 44 SPPs – 1148 MW; 37 HPPs – 280 MW; 3
BioPPs – 1.77 MW).
At the end of 2022, the volume of renewable energy production
amounted to 5.11 billion kWh (wind farm - 2.4 billion kWh; solar
power plant - 1.76 billion kWh; hydroelectric power station - 934
million kWh;) or 4.53 percent of the total volume of electrical
energy production. In 2023, this figure will reach 5 percent.
In 2022, 12 renewable energy facilities were commissioned with a
total capacity of 385 MW with a total investment of 180 billion
tenge (about $374 million).
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