BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 14. Kazakhstan's
Ministry of Energy has supported 253 projects to modernize and
reconstruct 11,683 kilometers of electricity networks under the
National Project for the Modernization of Energy and Utilities
Sectors.
This was reflected in the statement published by the Ministry of
Energy of Kazakhstan.
The progress of the national project was discussed at the POWER
TRENDS conference in Astana, organized by the Energy Monitor Public
Foundation. The event focused on the national project and the
development plan for Kazakhstan's power industry, as well as
opportunities for domestic businesses.
Deputy Energy Minister Yerzhan Yertayev took part in a plenary
session titled “National Project for the Modernization of Energy
and Utilities Sectors: From Applications to Real Projects.”
Under the national project, Kazakhstan plans to modernize 1,600
kilometers of heating networks and 77,000 kilometers of electricity
networks. By 2029, the measures are expected to reduce the average
wear rate of heating networks from 52% to 42% and that of
electricity networks from 74% to 45%, Yertayev said.
Of the 253 electricity network projects supported by the
ministry, 139 are at various stages of implementation, procurement
procedures are underway for 40, and 74 have received the ministry's
approval.
Four projects worth 4.3 billion tenge ($9.6 million) have been
completed, involving the reconstruction of 230 kilometers of
electricity networks.
In 2025, two projects covering 104.2 kilometers of electricity
networks were completed in Turkistan Region and Shymkent. This
year, 131 kilometers of networks have been reconstructed in Astana
and West Kazakhstan Region. These projects have helped reduce the
wear rate of electricity networks from 66% to 62%.
For the heating sector, a portfolio of 128 projects has been
formed, providing for the reconstruction of 356 kilometers of
heating networks.
Of these, 51 projects are at various stages of implementation,
procurement procedures are underway for 12, and 65 have received
the ministry's approval. A total of 16 projects covering 31.9
kilometers of heating networks have been completed.
This year, reconstruction work on main heating networks has been
carried out in Karaganda, Temirtau, Petropavl, Taldykorgan, and
Oral. As a result, the wear rate of heating networks has fallen
from 50% to 48%.
The ministry said modernization of heating and electricity
networks was continuing and remained under its close supervision.
The work is intended to improve the reliability of heat supplies
and reduce the risk of emergencies.
