BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 26
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan's Senate (upper house) of the Parliament has approved the "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the support of the use of renewable energy sources and electric power" law draft, Trend reports citing the press office of the Senate.
With the adoption of the document, the country's renewable energy sector will receive significant support, the country's energy dependence on external sources will be reduced, which will have a positive effect on local consumers since the electricity will become cheaper.
"It is important to provide access to cheap, clean, stable, and modern energy sources. In this regard, Kazakhstan is planning to increase the share of energy obtained from renewable sources. The law in question will make a positive contribution to promoting production and use of energy from renewable sources, as well as protecting the environment in Kazakhstan," the Senate said.
Over 2.3 billion kWh of electricity was produced in Kazakhstan over 9M2020 using renewable energy sources. Some 742.1 million kWh of produced electricity accounted for wind farms, 586.2 million kWh for smaller hydropower plants, 1.04 billion kWh for solar parks, and 4.5 million kWh for bioelectricity plants.
The total capacity of Kazakhstan’s renewable energy sources (RES) will increase from 1,507 MW to 1,769 MW by the end of 2020.
Currently, the country has 105 renewable energy facilities operating with a total capacity of 1507 MW. These include wind power plants with a capacity of 390.9 MW; solar power plants with a capacity of 883.6 MW; hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of 224.69 MW, as well as bioelectric power plants with a capacity of 7.82 MW.
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