BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. Kazakhstan plans to
install small hydropower plants at 32 water management facilities
under the supervision of the Republican State Enterprise
“Kazvodkhoz,” the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
said.
The initiative is included in the approved roadmap of
“Kazvodkhoz” aimed at increasing the potential of small hydropower
generation.
According to the ministry, design and estimate documentation is
currently being developed for small hydropower plants at the
Samarkand Reservoir in the Karaganda region, the Kargaly Reservoir
in the Aktobe region, and the Karakol Reservoir in the Abai
region.
In addition, preliminary calculations are underway for 23 more
projects. Priority sites under the roadmap include the Karamomar
and Verkhne-Tobyl reservoirs in the Kostanay region, the
“Ayak-Kunchan” main canal in the Zhetysu region, and the Big Keles
main canal in the Turkestan region.
A memorandum has also been signed with a private investor for
the installation of small hydropower plants on transit sections of
the Big Almaty Canal in the Enbekshikazakh district.
“Following the implementation of all projects, the total
electricity generation capacity at Kazvodkhoz facilities will reach
30 MW per year. The enterprise already operates three small
hydropower plants: at the Sergeevsk hydraulic complex in the North
Kazakhstan region, at the Intumak reservoir in the Karaganda
region, and at the Dostyk hydraulic facility on the Khorgos River,”
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov
said.
