Kazakhstan electricity balance

As of January 1, 2022, the installed capacity of Kazakhstan's power plants was 23,959 MW, which is 412 MW more compared to 2020.

The available capacity of power plants in the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to 20,200 MW, which is 161.4 MW more than last year, incl. an increase in the Northern zone is 95 MW and the Southern zone is 67 MW.

Electricity in Kazakhstan was mainly produced at thermal power plants – 79.7%, HPP accounted for 8%, and the share of renewable energy was about 3.7%.

76.7% of electricity from the total production in the country was generated in the Northern zone. The main coal deposits and water energy resources are located here. Excess electricity is transferred to the southern zone that experiences power shortages and exported to the Russian Federation.

The Southern zone is power hungry zone, and the shortage of electricity is covered by supplies from the northern zone, where the share of electricity generation was 10.6%.

In the Western zone, a significant share of electricity consumption was accounted for by oil and gas enterprises with their own generating sources. There are no electrical connections between the West and the North and the South of Kazakhstan across the country.

According to the System Operator, power plants of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2021 produced 114,447.9 mln kWh of electricity in January-December 2021, which is 5.8% more than the same period in 2020. All zones of the UES of Kazakhstan had an increase in generation.

In January-December 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, electricity generation increased considerably (an increase of 15% or more) in Akmola, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda and Turkestan regions. At the same time, electricity generation decreased in Aktobe, Almaty, East Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kostanay, North Kazakhstan regions.

Electricity generation at HPPs of Kazakhstan decreased by 365.9 mln kWh (14.19%). The operating mode of the stations was determined by the water management balance and the hydrological situation.

According to the System Operator, in January-December 2021, there was an increase in the dynamics of electricity consumption in the republic compared to January-December 2020 by 6%. So, in the northern zone of the republic, consumption increased by 5%, in the southern zone by 9% and in the western zone by 7%.

In 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, the maximum increase in electricity consumption was in Akmola region – by 1,108.4 mln kWh (12%), Almaty region – by 1,085 mln kWh (9.5%), Karaganda region – by 540.5 mln kWh (2/9%), Turkestan region – by 548.7 mln kWh (10.5%), Pavlodar region – by 750.9 mln kWh (3.6%), East Kazakhstan regions – by 432 mln kWh (4.6%).

THE BALANCE OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION/ CONSUMPTION IN THE RKbn kWh

Electricity indicators across the Republic of Kazakhstanmln kWh

ELECTRICITY EXPORT-IMPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

To balance the production and consumption of electricity in January-December 2021, exports to the Russian Federation amounted to 1,326.6 mln kWh, imports from the Russian Federation 1,788.32 mln kWh.

Including export of “KEGOC” JSC to the Russian Federation in the amount of 1,267.7 mln kWh, import of electricity for the reporting period was 1,506.41 mln kWh.

The growth of exports to the Russian Federation compared to 2020 amounted to 18.7%, the growth of imports from the Russian Federation for the same period amounted to 44.2%.