Wind Farm
| Location: | Almaty region |
| Sector: | Energy |
| Total cost: | $ 149 mln |
| Chinese partner: | China Water Electric Co. Ltd. |
| Kazakhstani partner: | Energia Semirechia LLP |
| Construction start: | 2018 |
| Putting into commission: | 2020 |
Partners summary
China Water Electric Co. Ltd. (CWE) is a Chinese construction and engineering consulting company that is a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTE). CWE specializes in the construction of water and hydropower projects but its work runs the gamut including road and bridge, power transmission, drainage and sewage treatment systems, dredging, port maintenance, and interior design. The company has completed projects in China, the rest of Asia, Africa, and Europe, focusing especially on hydropower projects in developing countries.
Energia Semirechia LLP was established to build wind power plants with a capacity from 60 MW to 300 MW in the Shelek corridor of Enbekshikazakh district of Almaty region. It provides services on production and sale of electricity, design and construction of facilities using renewable sources of energy, design and construction.Current participants of "Energia Semirechia" LLP are: “Samruk-Energy” JSC - 51%, ZENITH GLOBAL FZE - 49%. [1]
Description of the project
Due to the lack of its own generating capacities, the need for electricity in Almaty region is covered by its own energy sources only by 50%. The launch of the next renewable energy facility of Samruk-Energy JSC, in a region with a high potential of wind energy resources, will partially fill this gap in electricity with minimal impact on the environment. [2]
The region of Almaty offers one of the most unique sites in the world for the construction of wind farms in the Dzungar Gate and Shelek corridor. In the Dzhungar Gate, a total wind power capacity of more than 1,000 MW could be developed. In 2015, Samruk Energo and China International Water Corporation and Power Engineers signed a memorandum of cooperation on the implementation of the project “Construction of a 60 MW wind farm in the Shelek corridor with the prospect of extensions up to 300 MW.” [3]
During the period of construction, 300 jobs will be created, as well as 14 permanent jobs after the launch of the station. It is expected that the wind farm will generate 225,750 thousand kWh of electricity per year. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2020.
More links
https://www.samruk-energy.kz/en/press/news/i3232