A wind farm will be built in the Kostanay region for 380 billion tenge.

The region will receive a 1 GW wind farm. In the Kostanay region, plans are underway to build a 1,000 MW wind farm with a 300 MW energy storage system. Investments are estimated at approximately 380 billion tenge,  DKNews.kz reports .  

The government approved the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan and Turan Wind Energy LLP. The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.

The construction is expected to take almost three years.

Work is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2027. Construction is expected to be completed and the wind farm commissioned by the end of 2029.

This will be one of the largest renewable energy projects in the Kostanay region. The key figure here is 1,000 MW of installed capacity .

Turan Wind Energy previously won the auction for a wind farm project with a total capacity of 1 GW. As reported by the Kazakh Ministry of Energy , the company offered a price of 18.72 tenge per kWh excluding VAT.

A 300 MW storage facility will be added to the wind farm.

A separate part of the project will be a 300 MW energy storage system.

For large-scale wind power generation, this element has practical significance: electricity production depends on weather conditions, so the storage device allows part of the generated energy to be stored and used when the generation mode changes.

Storage systems are being considered as one of the tools for integrating growing volumes of wind and solar generation into the power grid. The Ministry of Energy previously reported on the development of renewable energy sources and mechanisms for supporting the industry , including large-scale wind energy projects.

Investments will reach 380 billion tenge

The declared investment volume in the Kostanay project is approximately 380 billion tenge .

In addition to the power generation itself, construction will require the development of associated energy infrastructure. The project is expected to create 750 jobs during its implementation phase .

For the region, this means the creation of a major investment project with a construction horizon until the end of 2029. Once the station is commissioned, the Kostanay region will receive new generation capacity of 1 GW, along with a separate energy storage system.

Kazakhstan is increasing its share of wind power generation.

The project is part of a broader program to increase the share of renewable sources in the country’s energy balance.

Kazakhstan’s target is to increase the share of renewable energy sources to 15% by 2030 , and to 50% by 2050, taking into account alternative energy sources . DKNews.kz previously reported on plans to increase this figure to 15% by 2030 .

Wind energy already occupies a significant place among Kazakhstan’s renewable energy projects. Other projects in this segment are being implemented in the Kostanay region, but the Turan Wind Energy station stands out for its scale: 1,000 MW of generation, 300 MW of storage, and approximately 380 billion tenge of investment .

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