Ust-Kamenogorsk HPP is switching to digital technologies
Everyone from school has a rough idea of how a hydroelectric power plant works. The dam blocks the river, creates a difference between the lower...
Management of the Irtysh: floods, modernization of HPPs and the fate of the river
Floods are, according to specialists of the Ust-Kamenogorsk HPP, a key stage related to water level regulation, ecosystem protection and safety. As noted by Svetlana...
There is a discharge of water from large reservoirs throughout Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan discharges water from large reservoirs in the northern, western, eastern and central regions...
Petroglyphs, ecology and tourism: activists against the HPP on the Koksu River
Large-scale construction of hydroelectric power stations is planned on the Koksu River in the Zhetysu region of Kazakhstan. Archaeologists are against it, as the unique...
Shardarinskaya HPP changed its shareholder
The direct shareholder of the Shardara hydroelectric power station has been replaced. The HPP ceased to be the "daughter" of Samruk-Energo and became its "granddaughter,"...
Risks are growing: will China turn the Irtysh River into its domestic water source
The Eurasian Development Bank has published an analytical report in which it expressed concern about the lack of coordinated plans of China, Kazakhstan and Russia...
The new Baidibek-ata reservoir is half finished
With the support of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the construction of the Baidibek-ata reservoir with a volume...
Ust-Kamenogorsk and Shulbinskaya HPP changed owners
The state-owned company Samruk-Energo announced the transfer of Ust-Kamenogorsk and Shulba hydroelectric power stations (HPPs) to its subsidiary Qazaq Green Power PLC. As representatives of...
Kazakhstan and Qatar are discussing the construction of a large hydroelectric power station on the Irtysh
Chairman of the Management Board of JSC "Samruk-Energy" Kairat Maksutov met with Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nebras Power Mohammed Nasser Al-Hajri. The...
Irtysh River: cross-border challenges and environmental risks
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has published a study stating that the water resources of the transboundary Irtysh River are becoming increasingly important for China,...