Industry News21.12.2023
Open dialogue with the renewable energy community
An open dialogue titled "Brainstorming: present and future of renewable energy" took place with the participation of Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhandos Nurmaganbetov. The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, KEGOC, and the Qazaq Green Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Association.
Notably, the dialogue brought together a diverse group of participants from the RES business community, including investors, developers, equipment suppliers, international financial institutions, universities, and public organizations.
In the course of an open dialogue with the business community, topical issues of the RES sector were touched upon: participation of RES facilities in the balancing electricity market, development of energy storage systems, hydroelectric power plant projects, and further improvement of the auction bidding mechanism.
The Ministry of Energy will address the issues raised by industry players on a systematic basis.
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