ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 13. Samruk-Kazyna
Invest and China's Envision Energy have agreed to localize the
production of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Kazakhstan,
Trend reports via
Samruk-Kazyna.
The parties signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) on the
sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit 2026, held from January
13 to 15 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The agreement is aimed at elaborating a project to localize and
establish the production of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
in Kazakhstan. Under the JDA, the sides will jointly assess the
project’s technical, investment, and organizational parameters, as
well as consider potential cooperation models.
The project is viewed as an important step toward strengthening
Kazakhstan’s industrial base in green energy, improving the
reliability of the national power system, and developing
export-oriented production with access to neighboring markets.
According to the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, the country
currently operates 162 renewable energy facilities with a total
installed capacity of 3.5 gigawatts. This includes 67 wind power
plants, 49 solar power plants, 43 hydropower plants, and 3 biogas
power plants.
By the end of 2025, the share of “clean” generation reached 7%,
reflecting positive progress toward a sustainable energy balance.
For comparison, in 2024, the share of renewable energy accounted
for 6.43% of the country’s total electricity production.
In 2025, nine new renewable energy facilities with a total
capacity of 503 MW were commissioned, including five wind power
plants totaling 387 MW, three solar power plants totaling 90 MW,
and one hydropower plant with 26 MW.
