Russia and Kazakhstan discussed bilateral cooperation in the fuel and energy sector

Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolai Shulginov and Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bolat Akchulakov at a working meeting discussed bilateral cooperation between the countries in the fuel and energy sector.

One of the topics of the meeting was cooperation in the gas sector. The parties identified the potential for deepening cooperation in terms of gasification of the northern and eastern regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Separately, the ministers discussed cooperation in the electricity sector. In October last year, the "System Operator of the Unified Power System of Russia" received observer status at the Coordinating Electric Power Council of Central Asia. Nikolai Shulginov proposed to strengthen cooperation in this area.

"As the next step in developing cooperation with the countries of Central Asia, the Russian party could receive member status in the Coordinating Electric Power Council of Central Asia and join the Intergovernmental Agreement on the parallel operation of the power systems of states. Our interaction in this format will serve to create additional conditions for trouble-free operation," — said the head of the Russian energy department.

Nikolai Shulginov and Bolat Akchulakov also discussed the partnership of countries in the oil sector, including the transit of Kazakh oil through Russia.

Source: Press Service of the Russian Ministry of Energy