KEGOC reports launch of new power lines to enhance grid of Western zone of Kazakhstan

30.11.23 15:16
/KASE, November 30, 2023/ – KEGOC JSC (Astana), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release: quote In Atyrau region there was a launch of new power transmission lines built to strengthen the power network of the Western zone of Kazakhstan. Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, took part in the official connection ceremony via teleconference. KEGOC constructed five 220 kV power transmission lines along the route "West Kazakhstan Power Hub - Atyrau - Mangystau" with a total length of about 780 km to increase the network capacity and reliability of power supply to consumers in the Western Zone of Kazakhstan. In the course of works over 4.2 thousand electric poles were installed, expansion of substations "Uralskaya", "Pravoberezhnaya", "Inder", "Kulsary", "Tengiz" was provided, and also a new distribution substation "Karabatan" was introduced. As a result of the project realization the capacity of the electric network was significantly increased: on the section "West Kazakhstan energy hub - Atyrau" from 100 MW to 200 MW; on the section "Atyrau - Mangystau" from 50 MW to 200 MW. In aggregate, this doubled the reliability of the Western Zone network. unquote The complete press release in Kazakh, Russian and English is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KEGC/kegc_relizs_291123.pdf [2023-11-30]