ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 18. Kazakhstan
plans to commission new hydropower plants with a total capacity of
660 MW by 2030, Trend
reports via the country’s Ministry of Energy.
Currently, 43 hydropower facilities are operating in the country
with a combined installed capacity of 313 MW. In 2025, the project
portfolio expanded with a new facility in the Zhetysu region - the
26-MW Korinskaya HPP-2 was put into operation.
The ministry noted that an auction mechanism is used to develop
the sector. In particular, 500 MW of capacity dedicated
specifically to hydropower projects was put up for auction in
2025.
The highest concentration of operating renewable energy
facilities, including hydropower plants, is observed in the
southern and eastern regions of the country, with Zhambyl and
Almaty regions, as well as the Zhetysu region, leading.
In 2025, electricity generation from renewable energy sources in
Kazakhstan reached 8.621 billion kWh, of which small and
medium-sized hydropower plants produced 1.196 billion kWh of clean
energy.
