The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan initiates amendments to the legislation to strengthen functions in terms of energy control

Today, there are 37 combined heat and power plants (hereinafter referred to as CHPPs) in the country, 10 of which are in communal ownership (Semey, Kostanay, Kentau, Uralsk, Arkalyk, Shakhtinsk, Nur-Sultan, Kyzylorda, Taraz), 2 are state-owned (LLP "MAEC Kazatomprom"), 3 - in the quasi-state (JSC "AlES") and 22 - in private ownership.

At the same time, the number of CHPPs with  operation time exceeding 50 years, is 28 units (76%), over 30 years - 9 units (24%).

The average age of CHPP is 61 years.

The structure of 11 energy enterprises, in addition to CHPPs, includes main and intra-quarter heating networks in the following cities: Semey, Kostanay, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Uralsk, Atyrau, Aktau, Arkalyk, Kyzylorda, Tekeli and Rudny.

The average wear and tear of the main equipment of the CHPPs is 66%. At the same time, the wear of the power equipment of the CHP Uralsk, Taraz, Kentau, Kyzylorda and Stepnogorsk exceed 80%.

As part of the ongoing reform to reduce barriers to business development in 2018, control over energy organizations by the state energy control body has been weakened.

In this regard, the Ministry of Energy initiates amendments to the legislation to strengthen the functions of the state body for energy control, including the execution of repair campaigns and investment programs for power plants and networks.

Amendments to the legislation will also touch upon the issues of increasing the responsibility of the heads of power plants for the quality of repair work and the targeted use of funds.

At the same time, today, on behalf of the Head of State, work has begun on a large-scale technological audit of energy-producing organizations. Based on the results of this audit, a list of measures aimed at the modernization of power plants, including their decommissioning, will be determined.

In general, the energy industry is experiencing a lack of financial resources for the implementation of investment projects for the modernization, reconstruction, replacement of physically and morally obsolete equipment, as well as for major repairs of power plant equipment.

To solve the problems, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan is preparing a program for the modernization of thermal power plants.

Press Service of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan