BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. Kazakhstan is poised
to become a reliable supplier of green electricity under the green
energy corridor connecting Central Asia and Azerbaijan, Sanzhar
Zharkeshov, Deputy Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan, told Trend.


Zharkeshov said that the integration of energy systems in
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan for the export of green
energy is being planned with a clear sequence of steps.


“We have a clear understanding of the process. All three
participants are discussing key issues, capacity volumes, tariffs,
and technical schemes, as well as forecasts for energy consumption
and distribution,” he said.


The deputy minister highlighted Kazakhstan’s active development
of renewable energy. More than 160 renewable energy projects with a
total capacity exceeding 6 gigawatts are currently underway in the
country, with new facilities commissioned annually.


“By the time the Green Corridor project is implemented, we will
have even greater capacity. We know that Uzbekistan is also
actively expanding its renewable energy capacity. Therefore, I
believe the project has significant potential, and Kazakhstan, as
an exporting country, will become a reliable supplier of green
electricity,” Zharkeshov added.







Regarding oil supplies, he noted that Kazakhstan plans to
increase volumes via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline,
although this will depend on tariffs and market demand.


The Green Corridor project is being implemented under a
Strategic Partnership Agreement between the governments of
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan for the development and
transmission of green energy. A joint venture, the “Green Corridor
Alliance,” has been established to oversee the project. Following
an international tender for the preparation of a feasibility study,
the Italian company CESI S.p.A. was selected as the winner. The
feasibility study will be carried out with support from the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB).


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