Electricity generation at thermal power plants decreased by 1,260.9 million kWh (1.4%). Production at GTPP increased by 83.2 million kWh (0.8%), and at RES (SPP, WPP, BSU) by 1,571.8 million kWh (38.2%).

Today, the renewable energy sector is a dynamically developing sector in the production of electricity in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Electricity generation from renewable energy facilities is increasing every year due to a set of measures for the implementation of renewable energy development programs in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Following international trends in low–carbon development, in May 2013, the Republic of Kazakhstan adopted a Concept for the country’s transition to a ‘green economy’ and approved a large-scale goal — by 2050, the share of alternative and renewable energy sources in the total energy balance should be 50%. Thus, according to the Concept of Transition to a ‘green economy’ and the Strategic Development Plan of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2025, the share of renewable energy in total electricity production should be 3% by 2020, 6% by 2025, 10% by 2030 and 50% (alternative and renewable energy sources) in 2050.

According to the results of 2023 (according to the NDC SO), 148 renewable energy facilities with a total installed capacity of 2,883.9 MW operated in the Republic of Kazakhstan:

• 54 WPP facilities with a capacity of 1,411.3 MW;
• 42 SPP facilities with a capacity of 1,196.2 MW;
• 51 HPP facilities with a capacity of 275.3 MW;
• 1 bioelectric power plant with a capacity of 1.1 MW.

In 2023, 15 renewable energy facilities with a total capacity of 356.1 MW were put into operation.

By the end of 2023, the volume of electricity (according to the NDC SO) generated by renewable energy facilities amounted to 6.7 billion kWh (WPP — 3,805.6 million kWh; SPP — 1,881.7 million kWh; HPP — 1,028.2 million kWh; BioPP — 1.4 million kWh) or 6.0% of the total electricity production, which is a 25.3% increase compared to 2022.

Electricity consumption by the Republic of Kazakhstan in the reporting period of 2023 increased by 2,123.0 million kWh (1.9%) compared to the same period of 2022 and amounted to 115,067.6 million kWh. In the Northern Zone, electricity consumption increased by 896.7 million kWh (1.2%), in the Southern Zone by 1,090.6 million kWh (4.2%), in the Western Zone by 135.7 million kWh (0.9%).

In comparison with 2022, the changes in electricity consumption were as follows:

In 2023, in comparison with 2022, the maximum increase in electricity consumption is noted in the Almaty region by 513.3 million kWh (4.5%), the Turkestan region by 429.9 million kWh (7.2%), the Akmola region by 417.1 million kWh (3.9%), the Atyrau region by 383.7 million kWh (5.7%).

The flow balance with Central Asia is 1,372.8 million kWh (in 2022 from CA 392.2 million kWh). At the same time, exports to Central Asia amounted to 1,441.0 million kWh (in 2022 — 696.6 million kWh), imports from Central Asia — 68.2 million kWh (in 2022 — 304.4 million kWh).