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Power plants in Kazakhstan

33 power-plant records · 18,628 MW reported capacity

  • Coal 67%
  • Solar 15%
  • Hydro 12%
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Kazakhstan at a glance

Power-plant records
33
Reported capacity
18,628 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
15.2%
Most records
Coal, Solar
Grid operator
KEGOC
Capital
Astana

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Kazakhstan

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

Coal supplies about two thirds of power; a single-buyer balancing market was introduced in 2023.

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who controls the grid

State-owned KEGOC runs transmission and dispatch; KOREM runs the market.

Markets & power exchanges

  • KOREMElectricity and capacity market operator

Regional grid

  • IPS/UPS gridRegional grid

    Part of the IPS/UPS synchronous grid inherited from the Soviet power system, coordinated from Russia and linking several former Soviet republics.

What does “Wholesale market” mean?

Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Kazakhstan generates electricity

Electricity generated118.5 TWh
Renewable share15.2%
Low-carbon share15.2%
Carbon intensity802 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro11.3 TWh
Wind4.9 TWh
Solar1.9 TWh
Bioenergy0 TWh
Other renewablesNo data
NuclearNo data
Coal64 TWh
Gas34.7 TWh
Other fossil1.7 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Kazakhstan is in Central Asia. Its landlocked geography makes cross-border connections an important part of its regional setting. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Astana
Languages
Kazakh, Russian
Region
Central Asia

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 33 records for Kazakhstan. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

33 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

10 lack an owner/operator; 10 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Kazakhstan

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Browse 33 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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