BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 15. Kazakhstan plans to reach a 15 percent share of renewable energy in the energy system by 2030, and the figure should reach 50 percent by 2050, the Vice Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Ilyas Bakytzhan said during the Ministerial Dialogue on Promoting Energy Transition Based on Renewable Energy Sources in Central Asia, Trend reports.
“In general, taking into account the global climate agenda of the Paris Agreement, Kazakhstan plans to reach 15 percent of the share of renewable energy in the energy system by 2030. The indicator should reach 50 percent by 2050. Today, this indicator is 6 percent.
Kazakhstan is a country with a developing economy. Therefore, taking into account the growth of electricity consumption by the population and the economy, we face the task of commissioning new energy capacities. According to the energy balance until 2035, 26 gigawatts of electric power will be commissioned, where the share of renewable energy should be 25 percent. We pay great attention, among other things, to adhering to the concept of a fair energy transition.
To date, the country is implementing projects such as the family card to monitor and obtain real indicators and data on the welfare of our people, and with the realization that the reform in the energy sector will entail an increase in tariffs for business and for the population, we are particularly balanced and with an economic calculations approach to the introduction of new capacity and attract investment," he noted.
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