2–4 November 2010 • ATAKENT Exhibition Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Main sections of the exhibition are Power Generation & Electrical Equipment; Cables & Conductors; Lighting; Alternative Sources of Energy; Nuclear Energy.
The Ministry of trade of Czech Republic will finance the participation of Czech companies at Power Kazakhstan 2010 Exhibition.
Frequency: annual
Venue: Atakent Exhibition Centre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
:: Official Support
:: Exhibition Sectors
Power Generation & Electrical Equipment
Alternative Sources of Energy
Nuclear Energy
Cables & Conductors
Lighting
:: Opportunities for Participants
:: Participation Options
:: Visitors & Advertising Power Kazakhstan Event is of a great interest for power specialists who will come from all regions of Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries. They include managers of enterprises in the fuel and energy complex and engineering technical services; chief engineers and power specialists from municipal utilities and various industrial facilities; representatives from design, construction and installation companies; transport, service and trade specialists; architects, designers and lighting engineers.
Organisers of the event carry out a full-scale campaign to draw more specialists to the exhibition. The campaign includes direct delivery of 10,000 invitation tickets by surface mail, fax and e-mail according to the database; calling potential visitors to invite them to the exhibition; advertising, articles and invitations in specialised local and international electronic and printed media; banners and boards on main streets of the city.
:: Power Kazakhstan Event 2009 Fact Sheet
Power Generation
Power engineering is a basic industry in the economy of Kazakhstan. Reliable and effective operation of the sector, a stable supply of consumers with electrical power and heat is the foundation of economic development and an integral part of providing civilised living conditions.
The power sector of Kazakhstan is the backbone electrical grid, and its upgrade will ensure reliable operation of the country’s Integrated Power System (IPS). Most of Kazakhstan’s IPS had been established back in the 1970s. The equipment is outdated, and its long life cycle results in more frequent failures, which has an overall impact on reliable operation of Kazakhstan’s power sector.
In the last decade, Kazakhstan has switched from government monopoly – a Soviet legacy – to market-based relations in the power sector. System reforms in the sector split it into competitive (production and marketing) and monopolised (delivery and distribution) parts. The competitive power wholesale market is based on direct sales contracting between consumers and manufacturers. Besides, the Government provides a series of near-term efforts to arrange adequate reserves of manoeuvring capabilities in order to ensure a well-balanced market, improved rate setting policy and retail market. In addition, the work must be completed on establishing automated power accounting systems in regional grids. To follow up with that, the government passed a resolution in April to approve the concept on further improvement of market relations in the power engineering field. The concept included those – as well as other – tasks faced by the sector.
Today, Kazakhstan covers its demand in electrical power and has clear-cut plan on development of the electrical power industry. In 2007, the government adopted a comprehensive action plan to develop the electrical power industry until 2015 which apart from basic development trends also includes measures to be developed in order to improve investment attractiveness of the sector. Project implementation practiced public-private partnerships. In 2009, the new Tax Code was enforced to sharply reduce the basic tax rates. Also, in March 2009, the government’s resolution approved marginal rates for power producers. For potential investors, these rates will be a clear signal to guarantee investment payback. The Law On Support of Use of Renewable Energy Sources was adopted. In view of importance of an advanced development of the infrastructural support for the national economy, funding and implementation of the current investment projects goes on – in spite of the world crisis.
On the whole, power engineering in Kazakhstan meets economic needs. In 2008, electrical power consumption in the country was 80.6 billion kW/h, while generation reached 80.1 billion kW/h. As the demand for electrical power keeps growing, several projects will be implemented by 2015 on power generation and transmission – construction of Balkhash Thermal Power Plant (2,640 MW), expansion of Ekibastuz GRES-2 (1,050 MW), rehabilitation of three power generating units removed from operation at Ekibastuz GRES-1 (1,500 MW). A gas-turbine power plant at the second-generation plant of ТОО Tengizchevroil (240 MW) has already been commissioned. Construction of Moinak GES (300 MW) is underway. Besides, in 2008, the Northern Kazakhstan – Aktobe Oblast inter-regional power transmission line was built with support from KEGOC.
Nuclear Energy
The nuclear power industry is supposed to make the largest contribution to meet economic needs and ensure a sustainable economic development in the 21st century. World experience shows that Kazakhstan will hardly be able to solve power problems in the near – or faraway – future without nuclear engineering.
Obviously, development of power engineering in Kazakhstan will sooner or later follow that path. Respective roles will be played by great economic attractiveness of nuclear power (as compared with hydrocarbons), oncoming depletion of hydrocarbon resources (despite their huge reserves), and the environmental factor – restrictions for greenhouse emissions and compliance with international environment protection standards.
Kazakhstan possesses a significant potential for the development of nuclear power, with objective prerequisites for that:
- Kazakhstan has about 19% of the world’s explored uranium reserves;
- A well-developed uranium mining and processing industry;
- KazAtomProm Holding implements the strategy on turning to a complete nuclear fuel cycle. This will provide the Kazakhstani nuclear power with nuclear fuel made within the country and allow for lower electrical power prices;
- Kazakhstan retained skilled cadre that has for a quarter of the century ensured continuous operation of the world’s first experimental fast-neutron reactor, BN-350. Since 1999, the reactor has been in the decommissioning process;
- As a Soviet legacy, Kazakhstan has kept a unique scientific base for nuclear research, skilled scientists and technicians;
- The country continues to successfully use three research reactors for scientific purposes;
- The infrastructure is available for fundamental and applied research in the area of nuclear power and nuclear physics, including substantiation of nuclear power safety, testing of advanced fuel for nuclear reactors, and nuclear projects;
- A national system of nuclear and radiation safety, integrated with the IAEA;
- Legislative and regulatory norms that govern basic aspects in peaceful use of nuclear power.
Overall, nuclear power is very promising for Kazakhstan, and its development will significantly increase the whole potential of the power industry.
The national nuclear company KazAtomProm is the national Kazakhstani operator for import and export of uranium, rare metals, nuclear fuel for nuclear power stations, special equipment, technologies and dual-use materials.
KazAtomProm is a holding of 23 entities which perform geologic exploration, uranium mining; production for the nuclear fuel cycle; construction of reactors and nuclear power stations; manufacture of structural materials; social services and staff training.
Renewable Energy
The renewable energy potential in Kazakhstan is huge. At a rough guess, it is about 11.5 billion kW/h per year. At the same time, technical potential is even higher – more than 300 billion kW/h per year – and can be used in the long term. As a comparison, annual consumption by Kazakhstan’s IPS is about 80 billion kW/h, i.e. up to 14% of the country’s own needs may be met by renewable energy.
Kazakhstan has a good capacity of using wind power – especially in the Dzhungarian Gate and the Chilik Corridor, where the average windspeed varies between 5 and 9 meters per second. Adjacent transmission lines and a good ratio of wind seasons promise a good input of this resource in the overall consumption of primary energy resources.
Use of solar energy, too, could contribute to potential use of non-traditional resources because the annual length of sunlight is 2,200-3,000 hrs/year, while the assessed power of solar radiation is 1,300-1,800 kW per 1 sq m a year. Use of solar energy is especially critical for remote and isolated areas.
To date, the share of renewable energy resources remains miserable – not more than 0.2 % of the total electrical power generation.
Kazakhstan has extensive renewable energy resources in the form of water power, solar energy, wind energy, and biomass. However, with the exception of some water power, these resources are not adequately used.
Undoubtedly, renewable energy has obvious advantages – environment friendliness and independence from supplies of fossil fuel. Still, there is a serious obstacle in its development – relatively high prime cost of electrical power generated by such facilities and, consequently, their low competitiveness in the free market. Due to such factors, development of renewable energy can only take place with support from the government.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and UN Development Programme “Kazakhstan – The Wind Energy Market Development Initiative” drafted the National Programme on Wind Energy Development until 2015 and into 2024. The National Programme aims to involve significant wind power resources in the country’s energy balance and thus support plans to reduce energy intensity of the national economy, increase the share of alternative energy sources in the country’s energy balance up to 5% by 2024, and stabilise greenhouse gas emissions as of 1990.
The goal of the Programme is to use Kazakhstan’s wind power potential to produce electrical power: 900 million kW/h per year by 2015, and 5 billion kW/h per year by 2024.
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- About Exhibition
- Official Support
- Exhibition Sectors
- Opportunities for Participants
- Participation Options
- Visitors & Advertising
- Power Kazakhstan Event 2009 Fact Sheet
- Key Trends of Energy Sector Development in Kazakhstan
Main sections of the exhibition are Power Generation & Electrical Equipment; Cables & Conductors; Lighting; Alternative Sources of Energy; Nuclear Energy.
The Ministry of trade of Czech Republic will finance the participation of Czech companies at Power Kazakhstan 2010 Exhibition.
POWER KAZAKHSTAN EVENT facts:
Founded: 2002Frequency: annual
Venue: Atakent Exhibition Centre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
:: Official Support
- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company – KEGOC
- Almaty City Akimat (Administration)
- Kazakhstan Electricity Association - KEA
- Kazakhstan Union of Power Engineers
- Union of Kazakhstan Engineering Companies
:: Exhibition Sectors
:: Opportunities for Participants
- Receive detailed information about the current status and development outlooks for Kazakhstan’s power sector
- Establish new business contacts
- Sign supply contracts
- Present their products in the Kazakhstan market
- Assess their firm’s competition capacity
- Learn about their competitors’ activities
- Enhance the image of their brand
:: Participation Options
- Sponsorship of Power Kazakhstan 2010
- Stand at the exhibition
- Advertisement or company description in the official catalogue
- Workshops or presentations at the exhibition
- Presentation at the Forum of Power Engineers
- Delegate at the Forum of Power Engineers
:: Visitors & Advertising Power Kazakhstan Event is of a great interest for power specialists who will come from all regions of Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries. They include managers of enterprises in the fuel and energy complex and engineering technical services; chief engineers and power specialists from municipal utilities and various industrial facilities; representatives from design, construction and installation companies; transport, service and trade specialists; architects, designers and lighting engineers.
Organisers of the event carry out a full-scale campaign to draw more specialists to the exhibition. The campaign includes direct delivery of 10,000 invitation tickets by surface mail, fax and e-mail according to the database; calling potential visitors to invite them to the exhibition; advertising, articles and invitations in specialised local and international electronic and printed media; banners and boards on main streets of the city.
:: Power Kazakhstan Event 2009 Fact Sheet
- Exhibitors: 80 companies;
- Exhibiting Countries: Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, China, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Iran, India
- National Stand: China - 13 companies
- Local Exhibitors: 40 % of all exhibitors
- Visitors: 2 869 specialists
- Forum Delegates: 150 specialists;
Power Generation
Power engineering is a basic industry in the economy of Kazakhstan. Reliable and effective operation of the sector, a stable supply of consumers with electrical power and heat is the foundation of economic development and an integral part of providing civilised living conditions.
The power sector of Kazakhstan is the backbone electrical grid, and its upgrade will ensure reliable operation of the country’s Integrated Power System (IPS). Most of Kazakhstan’s IPS had been established back in the 1970s. The equipment is outdated, and its long life cycle results in more frequent failures, which has an overall impact on reliable operation of Kazakhstan’s power sector.
In the last decade, Kazakhstan has switched from government monopoly – a Soviet legacy – to market-based relations in the power sector. System reforms in the sector split it into competitive (production and marketing) and monopolised (delivery and distribution) parts. The competitive power wholesale market is based on direct sales contracting between consumers and manufacturers. Besides, the Government provides a series of near-term efforts to arrange adequate reserves of manoeuvring capabilities in order to ensure a well-balanced market, improved rate setting policy and retail market. In addition, the work must be completed on establishing automated power accounting systems in regional grids. To follow up with that, the government passed a resolution in April to approve the concept on further improvement of market relations in the power engineering field. The concept included those – as well as other – tasks faced by the sector.
Today, Kazakhstan covers its demand in electrical power and has clear-cut plan on development of the electrical power industry. In 2007, the government adopted a comprehensive action plan to develop the electrical power industry until 2015 which apart from basic development trends also includes measures to be developed in order to improve investment attractiveness of the sector. Project implementation practiced public-private partnerships. In 2009, the new Tax Code was enforced to sharply reduce the basic tax rates. Also, in March 2009, the government’s resolution approved marginal rates for power producers. For potential investors, these rates will be a clear signal to guarantee investment payback. The Law On Support of Use of Renewable Energy Sources was adopted. In view of importance of an advanced development of the infrastructural support for the national economy, funding and implementation of the current investment projects goes on – in spite of the world crisis.
On the whole, power engineering in Kazakhstan meets economic needs. In 2008, electrical power consumption in the country was 80.6 billion kW/h, while generation reached 80.1 billion kW/h. As the demand for electrical power keeps growing, several projects will be implemented by 2015 on power generation and transmission – construction of Balkhash Thermal Power Plant (2,640 MW), expansion of Ekibastuz GRES-2 (1,050 MW), rehabilitation of three power generating units removed from operation at Ekibastuz GRES-1 (1,500 MW). A gas-turbine power plant at the second-generation plant of ТОО Tengizchevroil (240 MW) has already been commissioned. Construction of Moinak GES (300 MW) is underway. Besides, in 2008, the Northern Kazakhstan – Aktobe Oblast inter-regional power transmission line was built with support from KEGOC.
Nuclear Energy
The nuclear power industry is supposed to make the largest contribution to meet economic needs and ensure a sustainable economic development in the 21st century. World experience shows that Kazakhstan will hardly be able to solve power problems in the near – or faraway – future without nuclear engineering.
Obviously, development of power engineering in Kazakhstan will sooner or later follow that path. Respective roles will be played by great economic attractiveness of nuclear power (as compared with hydrocarbons), oncoming depletion of hydrocarbon resources (despite their huge reserves), and the environmental factor – restrictions for greenhouse emissions and compliance with international environment protection standards.
Kazakhstan possesses a significant potential for the development of nuclear power, with objective prerequisites for that:
- Kazakhstan has about 19% of the world’s explored uranium reserves;
- A well-developed uranium mining and processing industry;
- KazAtomProm Holding implements the strategy on turning to a complete nuclear fuel cycle. This will provide the Kazakhstani nuclear power with nuclear fuel made within the country and allow for lower electrical power prices;
- Kazakhstan retained skilled cadre that has for a quarter of the century ensured continuous operation of the world’s first experimental fast-neutron reactor, BN-350. Since 1999, the reactor has been in the decommissioning process;
- As a Soviet legacy, Kazakhstan has kept a unique scientific base for nuclear research, skilled scientists and technicians;
- The country continues to successfully use three research reactors for scientific purposes;
- The infrastructure is available for fundamental and applied research in the area of nuclear power and nuclear physics, including substantiation of nuclear power safety, testing of advanced fuel for nuclear reactors, and nuclear projects;
- A national system of nuclear and radiation safety, integrated with the IAEA;
- Legislative and regulatory norms that govern basic aspects in peaceful use of nuclear power.
Overall, nuclear power is very promising for Kazakhstan, and its development will significantly increase the whole potential of the power industry.
The national nuclear company KazAtomProm is the national Kazakhstani operator for import and export of uranium, rare metals, nuclear fuel for nuclear power stations, special equipment, technologies and dual-use materials.
KazAtomProm is a holding of 23 entities which perform geologic exploration, uranium mining; production for the nuclear fuel cycle; construction of reactors and nuclear power stations; manufacture of structural materials; social services and staff training.
Renewable Energy
The renewable energy potential in Kazakhstan is huge. At a rough guess, it is about 11.5 billion kW/h per year. At the same time, technical potential is even higher – more than 300 billion kW/h per year – and can be used in the long term. As a comparison, annual consumption by Kazakhstan’s IPS is about 80 billion kW/h, i.e. up to 14% of the country’s own needs may be met by renewable energy.
Kazakhstan has a good capacity of using wind power – especially in the Dzhungarian Gate and the Chilik Corridor, where the average windspeed varies between 5 and 9 meters per second. Adjacent transmission lines and a good ratio of wind seasons promise a good input of this resource in the overall consumption of primary energy resources.
Use of solar energy, too, could contribute to potential use of non-traditional resources because the annual length of sunlight is 2,200-3,000 hrs/year, while the assessed power of solar radiation is 1,300-1,800 kW per 1 sq m a year. Use of solar energy is especially critical for remote and isolated areas.
To date, the share of renewable energy resources remains miserable – not more than 0.2 % of the total electrical power generation.
Kazakhstan has extensive renewable energy resources in the form of water power, solar energy, wind energy, and biomass. However, with the exception of some water power, these resources are not adequately used.
Undoubtedly, renewable energy has obvious advantages – environment friendliness and independence from supplies of fossil fuel. Still, there is a serious obstacle in its development – relatively high prime cost of electrical power generated by such facilities and, consequently, their low competitiveness in the free market. Due to such factors, development of renewable energy can only take place with support from the government.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and UN Development Programme “Kazakhstan – The Wind Energy Market Development Initiative” drafted the National Programme on Wind Energy Development until 2015 and into 2024. The National Programme aims to involve significant wind power resources in the country’s energy balance and thus support plans to reduce energy intensity of the national economy, increase the share of alternative energy sources in the country’s energy balance up to 5% by 2024, and stabilise greenhouse gas emissions as of 1990.
The goal of the Programme is to use Kazakhstan’s wind power potential to produce electrical power: 900 million kW/h per year by 2015, and 5 billion kW/h per year by 2024.
