QAZAQ GREEN. Uzbekistan has begun construction of the 1.5 GW Kungrad Wind Power Plant in Karakalpakstan. Once commissioned, the project will become the largest wind power facility in the CIS. The project is being developed by Saudi energy company ACWA, Press Office of Acwa in Uzbekistan said. The construction launch
QAZAQ GREEN. Kazakhstan and China have agreed to implement renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 450 MW in the Akmola Region. The relevant agreement was signed on September 25 in Almaty as part of the Kazakhstan-China Investment Forum. The agreement was signed by the Akmola Region administration
QAZAQ GREEN. By 2035, Kazakhstan plans to commission at least 8.4 GW of renewable energy capacity. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Energy Sanzhar Zharkeshov at the Third Regional Central Asia and Europe Decarbonization Forum, held in Astana. According to him, the development of renewable energy, decarbonization, modernization
QAZAQ GREEN. Kazakhstan and the Republic of Korea intend to expand cooperation in the energy sector, including renewable energy sources, the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and the development of value chains in critical and rare earth metals. This became known during the state visit of Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
QAZAQ GREEN. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and the management of Chinese energy corporation State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) discussed the progress of a 1 GW wind power project in the Pavlodar region, Energy Ministry reports. The Pavlodar Green Energy project is being developed by SPIC jointly with Pavlodar Green
Analytics , Politics , Central Asia , Economics September 12, 2026 10:08 For the first time, South Korea will bring together in Seoul the leaders of all five Central Asian states – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. For Seoul, this is an attempt to elevate relations with the region
QAZAQ GREEN. Solar power helped Europe’s electricity system cope with rising demand and higher fossil fuel prices in the first half of 2026. However, weakening government support and grid constraints are slowing the industry’s expansion, according to a new mid-year report from SolarPower Europe published on September 8. In June,
QAZAQ GREEN. Kyrgyzstan is continuing to expand its renewable energy capacity, with small hydropower plants and solar power projects accounting for most of the new additions. According to Kabar.kg, Emilbek Orozbaev, Director of the Green Energy Fund under the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, said that four small hydropower
QAZAQ GREEN. Prospects for decarbonizing the energy sector of Central Asia and the Caspian region were discussed at the “Go Net Zero — Central Asia and the Caspian” business summit. Participants examined the transformation of the energy sector at every stage — from the extraction and processing of energy
The new “Electricity Now” initiative — dubbed “Electrification-35” — is shaping up to be one of the central themes at the upcoming 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya. Climate expert Alexey Kokorin, of the Nature and People Foundation and CAN EECCA’s representative to the CAN Policy Coordination Group,
