On the eve of Republic Day, a ceremony marking the start of construction of a solar power plant by LLP «Orda Power» was held in Kyzylorda.
The event was attended by the region's Akim Murat Ergeshbayev, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Kazakhstan Mustafa Kapucu, General Director of «Orda Power» Gultekin Yigit, heads of law enforcement agencies, representatives of the intelligentsia, and elders.
The head of the region spoke about the projects being implemented in the region's energy sector and emphasized the importance of the new power plant.
«On behalf of the Head of State and with the support of the Government, a number of important projects are being implemented in the energy sector of our region. Last year, a new combined heat and power plant was launched in the city of Kyzylorda. In this regard, special mention should be made of the merits of the Turkish company «Aksa Energy», which implemented one of the largest projects at the expense of the investor during the years of Independence. The new combined heat and power plant made it possible to fully supply the region's residents with electricity and to transfer part of it to other regions.
In addition, in order to develop the energy infrastructure of the southern regions and prevent shortages, design work is underway on a combined-cycle gas turbine unit with a capacity of 1,100 megawatts at a cost of 1.5 trillion tenge. Systematic work is also being carried out to develop renewable energy sources. In this respect, the Kyzylorda region is becoming an attractive region for investors.
I wholeheartedly congratulate all of you on the start of construction of the solar power plant! May the new plant be launched on schedule and serve for the benefit of the country!»- said Murat Nalkhozhauly.
Mustafa Kapucu, Gultekin Yigit, Acting Regional Prosecutor – Investment Ombudsman Nurbolat Duisenbayev, as well as public and state figures Bakbergen Dosmanbetov and Bigali Kayupov spoke at the ceremony.
The main feature of the project is its energy storage system. This is the first solar power plant in our region with a storage system. In the future, the capacity is planned to be increased to 50 megawatts.
It should be noted that 11 solar power plants with a total capacity of 151 megawatts are currently operating in the region. Now the launch of 7 solar power plants with a capacity of more than 225 megawatts is planned. Among them, construction of two solar power plants with a capacity of 30 megawatts has begun in the Aral and Zhanakorgan districts.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kyzylorda/press/news/details/1315106?lang=ru