The hydroelectric power station cascade to be built on the Oba River in East Kazakhstan region was included in the list of water management structures of special strategic importance by the Government Decree.

Construction of the HPP cascade will reduce the risk of flooding, provide an opportunity to ensure reliable control of flood waters to protect the settlements of the region. gives Conditions will be created for irrigation of more than 3 thousand hectares of agricultural land and production of additional ecologically clean electricity.

"The project of building a hydroelectric cascade on the Oba River is intended to attract significant private investment to the development of the hydropower infrastructure of the region. The hydroelectric plant produces additional electricity from renewable sources, which corresponds to the national strategy for the development of the green economy," said Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/water/press/news/details/967633?lang=kk