Kazakhstan Almaty energy storage hydraulic station system

What role does hydropower play in Kazakhstan's power sector?

The hydropower generation facilities installed both in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods play an important role in the power sector of the country. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the gross electricity production by the hydropower plants (HPP) in Kazakhstan increased from 7,366 GWh in 1990 to 11,210 GWh in 2017 (Fig. 1) [ 2 ].

Does Kazakhstan need a hydropower concept?

As far for the hydropower potential development within the Concept, Kazakhstan relies on construction of small hydropower plants with installed capacity below 1 MW. It also should be noted that there are ambitious plans on modernization of large hydropower plants operating in the country.

What percentage of Kazakhstan's electricity is generated by hydropower?

As it is shown in Table 1, hydropower accounts for approximately 9.7% of Kazakhstan’s total generating capacity delivering around 10.3 billion kWh from the large and small hydropower plants in 2018.

What hydropower projects will Kazakhstan implement in 2015?

During 2015, Kazakhstani authorities could manage to implement a number of hydropower projects such as Intumak HPP with a capacity of 600 kW in the Karaganda region, Ryszhan HPP with a capacity of 2 MW in the Turkestan region, and Karash HPP and Upper-Baskan HPP in the Almaty region with a capacity of 125 kW and 4.2 MW, respectively.

What is small HPP development in Kazakhstan?

In fact, the program of small HPP development in Kazakhstan includes reconstruction and renovation of previously constructed facilities and construction of new power stations that would generate electricity for users in the outlying districts of the Kazakhstani electric power system.

How many hydrologic regions are there in Kazakhstan?

According to the United Nations Development Program research, there are four major hydrologic regions in Kazakhstan, namely, the Ob River basin, the Caspian Sea basin, the Aral Sea basin, and internal lakes.