ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 27. Kazakhstan will reduce its electricity imports from Russia, said Vice Minister of Energy Sungat Esimkhanov on the sidelines of the Senate of Kazakhstan, Trend reports.
"This amounts to about 100 billion tenge ($200 million), we can say, in volume. We will provide a more precise figure. We anticipate a reduction because we have introduced additional capacities. We will try to keep it no higher than 2 billion kWh, and possibly even less," said Esimkhanov.
Simultaneously, he posits that the tariff could escalate for
Kazakh citizens by 1 tenge ($0.002) per kWh during peak demand
intervals.
Esimkhanov also indicated that in the forthcoming years, Kazakhstan
is strategizing to diminish its procurement of electrical energy
from Russia.
"Last year, we planned to buy 2.6 billion kWh, and this year we
plan to purchase less. After the completion of all power plants in
2027, I believe we will no longer need to buy electricity from
abroad. We will have export potential," said the official.
To note, previously, the Kazakh Senate endorsed a strategic accord facilitating the synchronized functionality of the energy infrastructures between Kazakhstan and Russia.
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