Kerbulak Hydroelectric Station
| Location: | Kerbulak, South Kazakhstan |
| Sector: | Energy |
| Total cost: | $ 152 mln |
| Chinese partner: | China Water Electric Co. Ltd. |
| Kazakhstani partner: | Samruk Energy JSC |
| Construction start: | 2018 |
| Putting into commission: | 2020 |
Partners summary
China Water Electric Co. Ltd. (abbreviated 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.
Samruk Energy JSC is the largest power holding company in Kazakhstan, 100% owned by “Samruk-Kazyna” SWF JSC. It was established in 2007. Its core business: electricity and heat production; transmission, distribution and sale of electricity, power coal mining.
Description of the project
In 2015 an implementation agreement was signed for a project to construct the Kerbulak hydroelectric station on the Ili River with a capacity of 33 megawatts. The project is worth $151.6 million. The new HPP will increase the capacity of the Kapchagai HPP from the current 250 MW to 360 MW and balance peak loads of the southern zone of Kazakhstan.[1]
An additional 245 million kilowatt-hours will be generated annually upon completion of construction. Also, the construction of this station on a transboundary river is a matter of rational water use and will make it possible to preserve an additional 55 million cubic meters of water in the winter for use during the growing season.[2]
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