ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 22. Kazakhstan's
Ministry of Energy has initiated a technical audit of the ongoing
maintenance campaigns at the country’s major power plants in the
Ekibastuz energy hub ahead of the upcoming winter heating season,
Trend reports via the
ministry.
The operational readiness was reviewed during an onsite meeting
led by Yerkhan Yertayev, Chairman of the State Energy Supervision
and Control Committee, in the Pavlodar region.
The inspection, which covered Ekibastuz TPP, Ekibastuz GRES-1,
and GRES-2, involved senior executives from the national grid
operator AO "KEGOC", "Samruk-Energy", and "EEC". Following an
analysis of equipment performance during the previous heating
season, the parties outlined updated technical control measures to
minimize grid disruptions. The Ministry of Energy underscored that
these core power plants hold systemic importance for the
reliability of the national electricity supply.
Currently, large-scale capital repairs are underway on one power
unit at Ekibastuz GRES-1 and another at Ekibastuz GRES-2.
Meanwhile, AO "EEC" has finalized the capital overhaul of one of
its power units. Following the review, the regional energy
supervision department was instructed to transition to a weekly
monitoring protocol to track repair schedules and quality
compliance across all regional thermal and power generation
facilities.
