Chinese Government provides a grant for 1 MW solar power plant and 5 MW wind farm

In December 2009, the Chinese Government pledged that it would provide Kazakhstan with equipment for sample solar batteries and wind turbines. On September 26, 2011, the Chinese Government signed an agreement on free technical assistance with the Government of Kazakhstan. China agreed to provide a grant of pilot samples of solar batteries and wind turbines to Kazakhstan for renewable energy projects. The equipment from the grant was to enable the construction of a 1 MW solar power plant (SES) and a 5 MW wind farm (WES). The 5 MW wind farm consisted of two wind power plants with a capacity of 2.5 MW each, with project electricity generation of 17 million kWh per year. The construction period was from March to November 2018. The wind farms had 80-meter tall towers and a 53.8-meter long blades that could generate electricity at wind speeds of 3 m/s to 25 m/s. The 5MW wind power plant was to be built in the Yenbekshikazakhsky District of the Almaty Region over an area of 25 ha. The 1 MW solar power station, located in the special economic zone “Park of Innovative Technologies” (or “IT Park”) in the Almaty Region, produced electricity by poly- and single-crystal photoelectric modules, with a projected electricity generation of 1.4 million kW/h per year. The construction period was from December 2017 to October 2018. The solar plant featured 1,716 monocrystalline panels with a capacity of 285 W and 1,892 polycrystalline panels. The power generated from these plants was sold in the network of JSC “Almaty Power Plants”. According to the agreement, the Chinese side was to deliver, assemble, and commission the equipment at its own expense, while Kazakhstan was to exempt the equipment from customs duties and taxes. The general contractor for the projects was CITIC Construction Group, and the operators of the wind and solar plants were “Samruk-Energy” JSC and Powerchina Zhongnan Engineering Corp. Ltd. The two 2.5 MW wind farms were produced by the Chinese company Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.. “Samruk-Green Energy” LLP supervised the construction of projects in order to ensure timely fulfillment of obligations under the agreement. The handover ceremony of the solar and wind power stations was held on November 30, 2018.

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