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Article: KAZAKHSTAN - The Power Sector.
- Article from:
- APS Review Downstream Trends
- Article date:
- July 21, 2008
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Kazakhstan gets over 80% of its electricity production from coal. The country's largest power generator, AES-owned Ekibastuz No. 1 is located in north-central Kazakhstan. The country has 71 power plants, including five hydro-electric stations, giving the country an overall installed generating capacity of 17 gigawatts (GW), 80% of which are coal fired, and 12% are hydro-electric. Almost 85% of the country's power generation comes from coal-fired plants located in the northern coal producing regions.
Kazakhstan's hydro-electric facilities are located primarily along the Irtysh River, which flows from China across north-eastern Kazakhstan.
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