Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Electricity Association articles are now available online

Kazakhstan Map

Past EIPP partnerships in Kazakhstan:

Illinois Commerce Commission – Springfield, IL
Kazakhstan Agency for Natural Monopoly Regulation – Astana, Kazakhstan

California Wholesale Market Participants – Folsom, CA
Kazakhstan Electric Grid Operating Company – Almaty, Kazakhstan

United States Energy Association – Washington, DC
Kazakhstan Electricity Association – Almaty, Kazakhstan

Alabama State Oil and Gas Board – Tuscaloosa, AL
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection – Kokchetau, Kazakhstan

Illinois Commerce Commission – Springfield, IL
Kazakhstan Agency for Natural Monopoly Regulation – Astana, Kazakhstan
Partnership Type: Utility Regulatory Commission
1999- 2002

Focus Area:

  • Rate Design
  • Public Participation


Preliminary Results:

The Agency for Natural Monopoly Regulation is in the process of revising its rate making formula to ensure that costs charged to the consumer reflect the true cost of production and a reasonable rate of return for investors.

California Wholesale Market Participants – Folsom, CA
Kazakhstan Electric Grid Operating Company – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Partnership Type:Competitive Power Market Operator
1999-2000

Focus Area

  • Wholesale Power Market Operations

 

Preliminary Results

Creation of a “grid code”, as a condition for receiving a $300 million World Bank loan for rehabilitating the electric power transmission system, which defines the rights, responsibilities and rules for participants in Kazakhstan’s wholesale power market

United States Energy Association – Washington, DC
Kazakhstan Electricity Association – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Partnership Type: Energy Association
1999 - 2002

Focus Area

  • Wholesale Power Market Operations

 

Preliminary Results

The KEA has created five standing committees for its membership to improve the exchange of information among its members

KEA publishes a monthly newsletter on the activities of the association and the industry as a whole

After reviewing the budgets and approval procedures of its partners, the KEA staff developed an annual budget that was reviewed and approved by its Board of Directors

Alabama State Oil and Gas Board – Tuscaloosa, AL
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection –Kokchetau, Kazakhstan
Partnership Type: Oil and Gas Environmental Regulatory Commission
2000 - 2002

Focus Areas:

  • Development of new procedures to be used by oil and gas operators conducting environmental impact assessment and environmental impact statements for new oil and gas projects

 

Preliminary Results

After the first exchange visits, the Ministry developed a draft of the new EIA and EIS procedures, which will be reviewed by the Alabama Oil and Gas Board and industry representatives during future exchange visits