Wholesale 220v power station in Kazakhstan

The wholesale electricity and capacity market in Kazakhstan consists of: The wholesale electricity market operates on the basis of buying and selling planned electricity volumes, which are included in the daily production-consumption schedule approved by the system operator.

The electricity market has two levels, wholesale and retail, and the heat power market has only a retail level. Electricity generation in Kazakhstan is carried out mainly by private enterprises.

Electricity generation in Kazakhstan is carried out mainly by private enterprises. The electricity transmission system operator (TSO) is state-owned KEGOC, and 21 regional distribution companies act as distribution system operators (DSOs). The retail market is competitive, with approximately 45 companies.

Historically, Kazakhstan has imported power from Kyrgyzstan's HPPs, mostly during the country's power-rich spring, but in 2015 electricity was exported and imported between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan for irrigation needs only; total electricity purchased and sold was about 0.25 TWh.

Interregional electricity transmission in Kazakhstan in 2015 was 37.89 terawatt hours (TWh), including 10% transit flows between Russia and Kazakhstan.

No unscheduled electricity was supplied from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan in 2015, and import flows from Russia to Kazakhstan amounted to 1.5 TWh (7.3% lower than in 2014), whereas export flows to Russia were 1.03 TWh (67% less than in 2014) (%20KEGOC%20ANNUAL%20REPORT.pdf).