ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 23. Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Japan Sabr Yesimbekov and Managing Director of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Tatsushi Amano have discussed the implementation of joint projects in the field of green energy, Trend reports.
Yesimbekov introduced the interlocutor to potential projects in the field of decarbonization and green energy that can be implemented with the assistance of JBIC.
In turn, Amano informed about JBIC’s activities in the field of green finance and expressed interest in expanding practical cooperation with Kazakhstan and promoting specific projects.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue close cooperation to build up mutually beneficial cooperation.
Meanwhile, by the end of 2022, there will be 130 renewable energy facilities operating in Kazakhstan with an installed capacity of 2,400 MW (46 WPPs: 958 MW; 44 SPPs: 1148 MW; 37 HPPs: 280 MW; and 3 BioPPs: 1.77 MW).
At the end of 2022, the volume of renewable energy production amounted to 5.11 billion kWh (wind farm: 2.4 billion kWh; solar power plant: 1.76 billion kWh; hydroelectric power station: 934 million kWh), or 4.53 percent of the total volume of electrical energy production. In 2023, this figure will reach 5 percent.
In 2022, 12 renewable energy facilities were commissioned with a total capacity of 385 MW and a total investment of 180 billion tenge (about $374 million).