ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 28. Kazakhstan plans to
support formation of unified trading platforms for oil, petroleum
products, natural gas, and electricity, Minister of Energy Erlan
Akkenzhenov said at the Eurasian Economic Forum 2026 in Astana,
Trend reports.
According to him, the ministry aims to build a transparent,
market-driven trading architecture across the Eurasian Economic
Union (EAEU).
Under the upcoming market roadmap, the Ministry of Energy plans
to coordinate the technical and regulatory infrastructure required
to launch these shared regional energy exchanges. The ministry aims
to prioritize transparent pricing and cross-border commercial
synchronization to ensure the trading platforms operate
smoothly.
However, the rollout plans will remain closely tethered to
strict economic metrics to safeguard domestic supply stability.
To support the coordination of these exchanges, the ministry
plans to pitch the regional deployment of advanced digital
infrastructure. Leveraging the state's strategic initiatives for
the ongoing Year of Digitalization and AI, the Ministry of Energy
plans to introduce unified, automated dispatch frameworks.
