Governmental Decree No. 263 validating the Concept for the development of the electric power industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023 – 2029.

The electric power industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the most important industry, which is the basis of the country’s life support, the functioning and development of the economy, ensuring national security. The reliability of energy supply to consumers depends on the effectiveness of the regulatory environment, the state of the electricity industry, including the technical condition of energy equipment, the level of investment and the quality of management.
Limitations to achieving environmental commitments. In order to achieve carbon neutrality, the country has set a course for decarbonization of the industry. In this connection, a start has been made to fulfill environmental obligations through the development of renewable energy sources (RES) and alternative energy. However, for the purposes of energy security, given the decline in proven reserves of natural gas and the limited gas transportation infrastructure (the rate of commissioning of gas stations will be reduced), in the medium term, coal stations will retain their presence in the generation sector.
The development of the electric power industry will be based on compliance with the following principles: (a) unity of management of the electric power complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as a particularly important life support system for economic and social complexes of the country; (b) increasing technical and economic performance indicators and management of the Unified Energy System (UES) of Kazakhstan under given parameters of reliability, environmental friendliness and availability of power supply for the consumer, i.e. customer focus – full satisfaction of the demand of energy consumers with given reliability parameters, and protection of the rights of participants in the electric power market and thermal energy by creating competitive conditions in the market, guaranteeing consumers the right to choose suppliers of electrical and thermal energy; (c) development of the institutional framework of the electric power industry in terms of the development of a balanced and long-term industry development strategy and policy based on data; (d) diversification and digital transformation of the industry, which will result in full transparency, openness and quality of all processes in electric power complex, increased efficiency of all sectors, an intelligent accounting and operational-technological management system, the role of the consumer will be increased, low-carbon and distributed energy, increasing the role of the electric power industry in the country's economy; and (e) environmental friendliness of the operation of energy sources in the light of the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to green economy, creating conditions and introducing environmental and economic mechanisms to fulfill environmental obligations in the electricity industry for stimulating the use of the best available techniques and attracting investment.