BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 1. Austrian companies can play a key role in supporting the Kazakh energy sector towards a greener future, a source at Advantage Austria, the trade promotion organization of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, told Trend.
"Austria has a strong green energy sector with outstanding firms that possess a plethora of expertise and cutting-edge technologies. Deepening partnership in this sector will help Kazakhstan achieve its 2060 energy transition goals. Austrian enterprises with a solid basis in renewable energy solutions, including hydroelectric power, wind energy, and solar power, might play a vital role in aiding the Kazakh energy sector towards a greener future," the source said.
Concerning Austrian companies' participation in traditional
energy projects, the source stated that there is only one globally
engaged energy company in Austria - OMV - and that Advantage
Austria has no knowledge regarding its involvement in Kazakhstan
projects.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's renewable energy installations generated
6.675 billion kWh of electricity by the end of 2023. This volume
accounts for 5.92 percent of total electrical energy production in
2023.
The country currently has 147 renewable energy facilities (over
100 kW) with an installed capacity of 2,903.54 MW: 59 wind power
plants with a capacity of 1,409.55 MW; 46 solar power plant
facilities with a capacity of 1,222.61 MW; 39 hydroelectric power
plants with a capacity of 269.605 MW; and three biogas power plant
facilities with a capacity of 1.77 MW.
Furthermore, by the end of 2023, 16 renewable energy facilities
with a total installed capacity of 495.57 MW had been operational:
12 wind farms with a total capacity of 437.1 MW in the Akmola and
Zhetysu regions, 2 hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity
of 3.7 MW in the Almaty and Turkestan regions, and two solar power
plants with a capacity of 54.77 MW in the Turkestan region.
By 2027, it is planned to commission 25 renewable energy projects with a capacity of 599.85 MW.