Kapchagay solar power plant in Kazakhstan increases its electricity generation

During the first quarter of 2015, 630 kilowatt hours of electricity generated at the Kapchagay plant was sold to consumers. The volume of commercial electricity generation at the plant stood at 442,000 kilowatt hours in 2014.

The Kapchagay solar plant started selling electricity to the settlement and financial center for supporting renewable energy sources from October 9, 2014. Under the law of Kazakhstan, the center carries out the centralized sale and purchase of electricity produced by the facilities by using renewable energy sources, Trend reports.

Samruk-Energo company said that the state provides guarantees for the producers of “clean” electricity in Kazakhstan for connection to the network, long-term agreements on purchasing all of the produced electricity, as well as a guarantee for the purchase of the electricity produced at the fixed price.

Alongside rich hydrocarbon reserves, 60% of Kazakhstan’s territory has the potential to use solar, wind and water energy.