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Tokayev: Work on second nuclear power plant to begin soon
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that construction of Kazakhstan’s second nuclear power plant will begin in the near
30 October 2025
Funds are being sought to protect power plants from drones inAstana
Tengrinews.kz – The issue of funding for anti-drone systems to protect thermal power plants (TPPs) in Astana was discussed at the city’s maslikhat
18 September 2025
Kazakhstan to shield power plants from cyberattacks
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan will establish a specialized cybersecurity center to protect thermal power plants (TPPs) from hacking attempts, Vice
10 September 2025
Nine Kazakh power plants move from high-risk to medium-risk category
Tengrinews.kz – Nine thermal power plants (TPPs) in Kazakhstan have been reclassified from the “red” high-risk zone to the “yellow” medium-risk
21 August 2025
“We can’t keep waiting“: Kazakhstan starts building new power plant without Russian funding
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has begun construction of a new combined heat and power plant (CHPP) in Kokshetau without Russian financial support,
15 July 2025
Three power plants in Kazakhstan may see change of investor
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan may get a new investor for the construction of three thermal power plants in the Abai, Akmola, and East Kazakhstan
30 May 2025
New power plants in Kazakhstan: Minister comments on construction timelines
Tengrinews.kz - Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev provided an update on the construction of combined heat and power plants (CHP) in three
30 January 2025
How many Kazakhstanis will get jobs at the NPP construction site
Tengrinews.kz - Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev said how many Kazakhstanis will get jobs at the nuclear power plant construction site.
08 January 2025
Tokayev gave instructions on NPP and heating season
Tengrinews.kz - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev.
23 December 2024
Why a Russian company will build CHP plant in Kokshetau, regional head explains
Tengrinews.kz - Akmola region’s akim (governor) Marat Akhmetzhanov provided details about the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP)
03 December 2024
Russia will build coal-fired power plants in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The deputies of Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis have accepted for consideration a draft law concerning the ratification of an agreement
27 November 2024
Thousands protest possible China-France nuclear project
Thousands of people took to the streets of a city in eastern China to protest against a possible Sino-French nuclear project.
08 August 2016
Shifting from Russia, Ukraine strikes US nuclear fuel deal
Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit.
05 August 2016
Mutations, DNA damage seen in Fukushima forests: Greenpeace
Conservation group Greenpeace warned that the environmental impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis five years ago on nearby forests is just beginning to be seen.
04 March 2016
China planning to build floating nuclear power plant
China is planning to build a floating nuclear power station as it seeks to double its atomic capacity by 2020.
27 January 2016
Japan to construct nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan
January 23,2015 Tengrinews.kz reported that Kazakhstan had started talks with Toshiba, owner of Westinghouse, to construct its first nuclear power plant.
27 October 2015
Launch of Balkhash thermal power plant might be postponed
We expected the power plant to be launched in 2018. However, with modernization of the already operating power plants and a decrease in consumption, the actual demand for the Balkhash power plant capabilities will be seen around 2022: Vice Minister of Energy.
23 October 2015
Kazakhstan to define location and strategic partners for its first nuclear power plant in 2-3 years
The actual need for a nuclear power plant will be felt around 2025 given the current power generation and consumption figures: Vice Minister of Energy Bakhytzhan Dzhaksaliyev.
23 October 2015
Solar power plant developed by Nazarbayev University researchers and SunPower presented in Astana
A solar power plant SunPower Oasis C-7 has been presented in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.
16 July 2015
Agreement on constructing a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan to be signed before the end of June 2015
Back in September 2014 Kazakhstan’s Government endorsed an agreement on cooperation to construct a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan.
07 April 2015