Kazakhstan targets power self-sufficiency by 2027 and surplus by 2029

• 22 days ago (2026-01-16)
• David Flin

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Kazakhstan has announced it plans to cover its domestic electricity demand by early 2027 and move towards a stable power surplus by 2029. The government said it will accelerate €25 billion of energy projects.

The Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy said that work is underway of 81 power generation projects with a combined capacity of 15.3 GW.

Yerlan Akkenzhenov, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister, said that most of the new facilities being commissioned over the next three years will address regulatory capacity shortages and provide system flexibility. He said: “The commissioning of the projects will make it possible to fully meet the economy’s electricity demand by Q1 2027 and remove Kazakhstan from the status of an energy-deficit country. By 2029, we expect to reach a stable surplus of both electricity and balancing capacity, creating conditions for expanding the country’s export potential.”

In addition, KEGOC, the national grid operator, is strengthening the grid of the southern power zone through the construction of a 475 km 500 kV transmission line between Shu, Zhambyl, and Shymkent. A second project aims to connect western Kazakhstan’s energy system to the unified national grid via a 604 km 500 kV line between Ulke and Karabatan. Both projects are scheduled for completion in 2027.