ALMA-ATA, April 17 Kazakhstan and Russia signed an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of coal-fired thermal power plants in three regional centers of the republic, the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Energy reports.
«The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan signed an agreement between the Ministries of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation on cooperation on projects for the construction of thermal power plants in the cities of Kokshetau, Semey and Ust-Kamenogorsk. Authorized organizations represented by INTER RAO — Export LLC and Samruk-Energo JSC were identified as the parties.» , — the message says
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It is reported that the Samruk-Energy company has already formed a roadmap for the start of the implementation of the first thermal power plant this year.
«The implementation of three new thermal power plants in three (indicated — ed.) regional centers… taking into account the vast reserves of thermal coal, will provide a powerful impetus to their further development,» the Minister of Energy noted Kazakhstan Almasadam Satkaliev.