Course on Renewable Energy Policies in Kazakhstan by Ainur Sospanova
Time: 15 April 2024, 10 am
Venue: DAAD Office in Brussels
As part of the Living Lab training, Ainur Sospanova offered a course on renewable energies in Kazakhstan. She is the CEO of the Renewable Energies Association QazaqGreen. She previously held a senior position at the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan, where she helped to expand renewable energies.
Her course initially covered the basics of the Kazakh energy sector, the special features of the national, tripartite energy infrastructure and the national energy industry. Reforms in recent years have aimed to promote investment in the energy sector. In 2023, the so-called Single Buyer model was introduced.
Currently, Kazakhstan still generates 68 per cent of its electricity from coal, 20 per cent from gas and six per cent from water. The country has set itself the ambitious goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2060. To this end, the share of renewable energies in Kazakhstan’s electricity production is to be continuously expanded (2030 – 15%, 2050 – 50%, 2060 – 80%).
In her course, Ainur Sospanova explained how the Kazakh legislature is supporting these goals in regulatory and institutional terms. In particular, the introduction of an auction system and the single buyer model has had a positive impact on the market for renewable electricity.
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