Glossary
AC
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of KEGOC JSC
AIX
Astana International Exchange
ALE
Association of Legal Entities
AMP
Administrative and management personnel
BioPP
bioelectric power plants
Branches
KEGOC branches MES and NDC SO
CIW
Construction and installation works
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CHPP
Combined heat and power plant
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
Company
KEGOC JSC
COSO ERM
COSO Enterprise Risk Management
CRMS
Corporate risk management system
DED
Design and estimate documentation
DP
Distribution point
EBITDA
Earning before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
EIA
Environmental impact assessment
ERP
Emergency response plan
ES
Emergency situation
FAR
Fatality rate
FOCL
Fiber-optic communication line
FS
Feasibility study
GTP
Gas turbine plant
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative
GTPP
Gas-turbine power plant
HPP
Hydro power plant
IAS
Internal Audit Services
IIA
Innovation and inventive activities
ICS
Internal control system
IFRS
International financial reporting standards
IFI
International financial institutions
IMS
Integrated management system
IPO
Initial Public Offering
IRD
Internal regulatory document
IS
Information Security
ISMS
Information security management system
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ISF
Intermediate support flexible
HCM
Human Capital Management
JSC
Joint Stock Company
KASE
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange
KEGOC JSC
KEGOC (Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company) Joint Stock Company
KPI
Key performance indicators
kV
kiloVolt
kWh
Kilowatt-hour
LLP
Limited liability partnership
LTIFR
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
Mass media
Mass media
MES
Interconnection Electric Networks, KEGOC Branches
MVA
Megavolt-ampere
MW
Megawatt
NAV
Net asset value
NDC SO
National Dispatch Centre of the System Operator
NPG
National power grid
NRC
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
OHTL
Overhead transmission lines
OP
Operational personnel
OPGW
Optical ground wire
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PTL
Power transmission line
R&D
Research and development
RDC
Reginal dispatch centre
RES
Renewable energy sources
RMS
Risk management system
ROACE
Return on Average Capital Employed
RPA
Relay protection and automation
SAIDI
System Average Interruption Duration Index — average duration of shutdown
SAIFI
System Average Interruption Frequency Index – the average frequency of damage in the system
Samruk-Kazyna JSC
Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk Kazyna Joint Stock Company
SAP
System applications and products
SFCS of RES LLP
Settlement and Financial Center for Support of Renewable Energy Sources
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCSDC
Strategy, Corporate and Sustainable Development Committee
SPO
Secondary Public Offering
SPP
Solar power plant
TPP
Thermal power plant
TSR
Total shareholder return
UAPF
Unified Accumulative Pension Fund JSC
UN
United Nations
UPS
Unified power system
VAT
Value added tax
WAMS/WACS
Wide Area Management System and Control
WPP
Wind power plant