Kazakhstan is grateful to Russia for the agreement on the construction of three thermal power plants and two state district power plants

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during negotiations with Russian head of state Vladimir Putin, said that Astana is grateful to Moscow for reaching agreements on the construction of three thermal power plants and two hydroelectric power plants.

“We are grateful that an agreement was reached on the construction of thermal power plants in three cities of Kazakhstan and on the construction of two state district power plants, that is, the result is obvious. On the other hand, we negotiated in St. Petersburg on the construction of a gas pipeline through the territory of Kazakhstan towards China. There we had some issues that required additional settlement and results were achieved that I consider positive for our side and, I think, for the Russian side too,” Tokayev said.

He noted that the main directions on this issue have already been determined.

In November 2023, Russia and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of cooperation between the ministries of energy for the construction of three thermal power plants in the cities of Kokshetau, Semey and Ust-Kamenogorsk. The signing took place during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Astana.