(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 5. LUKOIL has started
construction of a solar power plant in the Almaty region of
Kazakhstan, Trend reports.
According to the company, the solar power plant will be located
next to the LUKOIL lubricants plant (a 100 percent subsidiary of
LUKOIL) and will provide energy supply to the production facilities
of the plant with environmentally friendly solar energy.
The design capacity of the power plant is 4.95 MW. Construction
of the first stage of 2 MW is planned to be completed in 2024.
"LUKOIL focuses on energy efficiency and reducing the carbon
footprint in the production of hydrocarbons, and is actively
developing solar, wind and hydropower," the company said.
To note, in December 2023, LUKOIL, together with 50 of the
world's largest energy companies, joined the Oil & Gas
Decarbonization Charter (OGDC).
Meanwhile, electric energy generation in Kazakhstan is carried
out by 222 power plants, of which 146 are renewable energy
facilities with a total capacity of 2.8 GW.
Today, there are 220 power plants operating in the country,
including 144 renewable energy ones, with a total capacity of 2.8
GW. In general, as of January 1, 2024, the total available capacity
was 20.4 GW, and the maximum consumption in the current
autumn-winter period was 16.6 GW.
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