BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.21
Trend:
Three investment projects in the field of electric power are envisaged to implement in Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar region within the Comprehensive Plan of Socio-Economic Development of Ekibastuz city until 2025, Energy Minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev said, Trend reports.
Mirzagaliyev made the remark during an expanded meeting of the country’s government.
The city of Ekibastuz is the energy center of the country, where more than 40 percent of the generation of the entire country is produced. Ekibastuz GRES-1 and GRES-2 thermal power stations are the main energy sources in the northern and southern zones of the Unified Electric Power System of Kazakhstan, noted the minister.
Reconstruction of power unit No. 1 at Ekibastuz GRES-1
The goal of the project is to increase the plant's capacity by 500 MW. This will ensure the projected growth in consumption in the Unified Energy System of Kazakhstan. The amount of investments is 66.5 billion tenge ($160 million). The project is implemented by Samruk-Energo JSC. At present, the readiness of the Ekibastuz GRES-1 project is 41.8 percent. Completion of the project is scheduled for the end of 2023.
Construction of the third power unit at Ekibastuz GRES-2
The project envisages the construction of a new power unit with a capacity of 636 MW by 2025 - the installed capacity of the station will be increased to 1,636 MW. The project is implemented by Samruk-Energo JSC. Currently, work is underway to adjust the design and estimate documentation of the project, which will be completed in December this year.
Construction of a new substation with a capacity of 500 kV
Power supply to the Industrial Zone of Ekibastuz will be carried out through the construction of two new power lines. The project is implemented by KEGOC JSC. The estimated cost is about 16 billion tenge ($38 million). The feasibility study is planned to be completed in the second quarter of 2022. The implementation of the project will contribute to the expansion of production facilities and the attraction of large investors to the industrial sector.