AKIPRESS.COM - Since 2016, Kazakhstan began to actively develop renewable energy sources.

To stimulate the green energy market, the Government launched a system of fixed tariffs taking into account inflation and changes in the dollar. As a result, the number of commissioned facilities began to increase annually – in 2017, 6 RES was introduced, in 2018 – 10 RES, and in 2019 – 23 RES, the report of the FinReview says.

According to the results of 2019, 90 renewable energy facilities with an installed capacity of 1,061 MW are operating in the country. In the nine months of 2019, they generated 1.65 billion kWh of electric energy, which is 65% more than in the same period in 2018.

According to preliminary data, the share of renewable energy from the total electricity generation is estimated at 2.3%. In 2018, the indicator was 1.3%.

The growth was due to the launch of 100-megawatt solar stations in Almaty, Karaganda and Zhambyl regions, as well as the functioning of a 50-megawatt wind station in the Zhambyl region, 45-megawatt in the Akmola region and 42-megawatt in the Mangistau region.

In general, the economic importance of the development of renewable energy for Kazakhstan is that the introduction of “green” technologies will lead to an increase in the energy efficiency of the national economy by 40-60%, as well as to a reduction in water consumption by 50%. Moreover, the transition to a green growth model will allow for additional GDP growth of 3%.