Samruk-Energy reports the construction of wind power stations in Almaty and Akmola regions

20.08.20 15:59
/KASE, August 20, 2020/ – Samruk-Energy (Nur-Sultan), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the press release dated August 20, 2020, which states as follows: quote Kazakhstan has launched two new renewable energy projects (RES). We are talking about the construction of wind power stations (WPP) in Almaty and Akmola regions by the companies of the electric power holding. The project "Construction of wind power station in Shelek corridor, capacity 60 MW with the prospect of expansion to 300 MW" is being implemented in the Yenbekshikazakh district of Almaty region. The plant will consist of 24 wind power plants (WPPs) with a total capacity of 60 MW, substations and electric power transmission lines. Construction and installation work has begun on the production site of the facility. The project is led by the Energy of Semirechya LLP, a company within the structure of Samruk-Energy. During the construction of the WPP, it is planned to create 300 jobs, as well as 14 permanent jobs after the launch of the plant. It is expected that the WPP will generate 225,750,000 kWh of electricity per year. According to the company's specialists, RES can be used in cold continental climates (-30...-43 C), seismic activity of 10 points, and wind class - II. Wind turbines have technical and environmental characteristics that meet international standards of IEC 61400-series "Wind turbo generator systems". unquote Full version of the press release is available at: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/SNRG/snrg_reliz_200820_kz.pdf – in Kazakh; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/SNRG/snrg_reliz_200820.pdf – in Russian. [2020-08-20]