The Kazakh operator of the electricity and power market held auction trading for renewable energy sources (RES) on November 13 for all zones of the Unified Energy System of Kazakhstan. The results were reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, as conveyed by the business information center Kapital.kz.
“On November 13, 2024, auction trading for RES took place for all zones of the Unified Energy System of Kazakhstan (excluding the Tentek River) to select hydroelectric power plant projects with a total installed capacity of 30 MW. Four companies were allowed to participate in the auction. During the trading session, participants submitted 10 price proposals,” the Ministry of Energy stated.
The declared total capacity from participants in the auction amounted to 37.9 MW. The ceiling auction price for selecting HPP projects in 2024 was set at 41.23 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT). The price range for bids decreased from 41.23 to 10 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT).
As a result of the auction, the following companies were announced as winners:
- LLP “DALA SOLAR” with a project capacity of 1 MW, auction price 10 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT);
- LLP “DALA SOLAR” with a project capacity of 1 MW, auction price 28.8 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT);
- LLP “Myrzashol Kus” with a project capacity of 2 MW, auction price 32.5 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT);
- LLP “Azhur” with a project capacity of 2 MW, auction price 33.95 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT);
- LLP “DALA SOLAR” with a project capacity of 1 MW, auction price 81 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT);
- LLP “Sary Aygyr-Kuat” with a project capacity of 7 MW, auction price 35 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT);
- LLP “Koksu Kuat” with a project capacity of 2 MW, auction price 35.99 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT);
- LLP “WES Tolkyn” with a project capacity of 5 MW, auction price 40.5 tenge/kWh (excluding VAT).
To ensure compliance with the requirements of the Rules for organizing and conducting auction trading, representatives of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and USAID participated as observers.
The list of winners of the RES auction can be viewed on the official website of the auction organizer: https://vie.korem.kz/rus/analitika/restr_pobed/