News about power plant
Kazakhmys sells 50% in Ekibastuz GRES-1 to Samruk-Energo
Kazakhmys PLC has finalized the sale of 50% in Ekibastuz GRES-1 to Samruk-Energo JSC for $1.25 billion.
08 April 2014 13:53
Kazakhstan wants two nuclear plants instead of one
Two nuclear power plants will possibly be built in Kazakhstan.
31 March 2014 18:05
Kazakhstan to work on full nuclear fuel cycle: President Nazarbayev
According to him, anti-terror campaign shouldn’t impair nations’ right for peaceful nuclear programs, exchange of technology and equipment.
24 March 2014 23:35
Nuclear power plant location to be defined by March end: President Nazarbayev
According to him, there may be more than one nuclear power plants.
17 January 2014 16:40
Cutting-edge coal plants planned in Fukushima
A Japanese utility plans to construct two cutting-edge coal power plants in Fukushima, an area severely hit by the 2011 nuclear disaster, a report said Saturday.
24 November 2013 10:17
New Kazakh-Korean Balkhash TPP to burn Ekibastuz coal
Kazakhstan is getting year another coal fueled power plant, a South Korean-owned one this time.
18 September 2013 21:46
Foreign technologies to be used in construction of thermal power plant No.3 in Astana
Foreign technologies may be used in construction of the thermal power plant No.3 in Astana.
12 June 2013 18:24
Almaty power plant tests new plasma unit
Tests of a new plasma-fuel system started at Almaty Thermal Power Plant No.2.
03 May 2013 18:51
Eurasian Development Bank to finance the first wind power plant in Kazakhstan
The Bank will grant a loan of $94 million for a 10-year period to construct the wind power plant.
30 April 2013 17:27
Kazakhstan’s Senate ratifies agreement on Balkhash thermal power plant
Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energo [subsidiary of Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund] owns 25% of shares plus one share, with South Korea’s Samsung owning 75% minus one share.
28 March 2013 12:57
Kazakhstan nuclear power station to be built in Aktau
Kazakhstan government has defined the location for construction of the first nuclear power station.
04 March 2013 19:16
Kazakhmys in talks over selling stake in Ekibastuz GRES-1
Kazakhmys has started negotiating a possible sale of a stake in Ekibastuz GRES-1 power station.
08 February 2013 14:21
In March KazAtomProm to submit suggestions on constructing a nuclear power plant
January 23, 2013 President Nazarbayev tasked the Government with submitting specific suggestions in the H1 2013.
07 February 2013 23:14
Nazarbayev urges to define a place for a nuclear power plant
I task the Government with submitting specific suggestions in the H1 2013: President Nazarbayev.
24 January 2013 00:41
PHOTO: Almaty Heating and Power Plant №1 switching to gas
It is planned for achieve full coverage of Almaty city with gas supply within 3 years. The project is worth over $67.5 million.
22 October 2012 14:37
Kazakhstan and South Korea Presidents launch construction of the Balkhash thermal plant
Kazakhstan President emphasized that that the coal-fed power plant will be a paragon of environment friendliness.
13 September 2012 17:22
Nursultan Nazarbayev launched thermal power plant in Astana
Kazakhstan President officially launched the power plant saying that the promised warmth for the houses of Astana residents had been arranged.
03 September 2012 18:20
EBRD providing $60.6 million to finance modernization of the Shardara hydropower plant in Kazakhstan
The project is targeted at preventing emergency shutdowns of the power plant, bringing its capacities up by 16% to 116 megawatt and producing another 57 million kilowatt-hours a year.
03 September 2012 13:51
Kazakhstan to impose an environment penalty on Russia
Russia purchases Kazakh coal for its Troitsk hydropower plant, but the ash is brought back to Kazakhstan.
12 June 2012 11:06
Debates over expediency of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan still under way: KazAtomProm Head
Early May a State Agency for Atomic Power Industry was launched to regulate atomic power industry.
18 May 2012 17:57
