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KAZAKHSTAN
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation of Natural Monopolies (ANMR)
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| Key Statistics (2008) |
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Population |
15.57 million persons |
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GDP/Capita |
7.8 thousand U.S. dollars |
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Generation |
Fossil fuel 90.7 %
Hydro: 9.3 %
Installed capacity of power plants of Kazakhstan is 18992.7 MW, available capacity – 14558.0 MW.
Electricity generation comprised 80.1 billion kWh |
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Electricity Market Size |
80.6 billion kWh a year |
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Surplus Installed Capacity over Demand |
4434 MW | |
| Summary |
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Established in 1999, 445 staff members
Nurlan Aldabergenov was appointed as the ANMR Chairman.
The ANMR is responsible for tariff setting and protection of competition among all natural monopolies.
The ANMR is financed from the national budget. |
| Industry and Market Structure |
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Electricity Market Structure
As a result of market transformations, the following organizational-technological structure appeared in the power sector:
1) energy generating organizations perform generation and sale of electricity to wholesale consumer;
2) the national power network (JSC "KEGOC") performs functions on transmission of electricity through interregional and interstate level, and also functions on operational dispatch control over the unified Kazakh grid (hereinafter UES of Kazakhstan);
3) regional electricity network companies (hereinafter referred to as RECs) carry out transmission, distribution and supply of electricity on the regional level;
4) wholesale and retail electricity consumers;
5) energy supply organizations;
6) the wholesale market operator (JSC “KOREM” – Kazakh electricity and capacity market operator – performs functions of the operator of centralized electricity trading market).
In 2008 amendments were approved to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Electricity, in accordance with which free pricing of energy generating organizations is done in the framework of cap tariffs approved by the Government for a long-term period for groups of energy generating organizations. In order to change tariffs within the framework of cap tariffs energy generating organizations have to conclude an agreement with the branch ministry, which envisions specific investment obligations. Services on transmission of electricity belong to the sphere of the natural monopoly, and tariffs for them are set by the regulatory body. Tariffs for generation, transmission, distribution and supply of heat are also regulated. |
| Current Energy Issues |
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Based on the results of changes introduced in the legislation, by-laws are elaborated, cap tariffs are approved for groups of energy generating enterprises, and draft agreements are prepared between power plants and the branch ministry, which envision taking investment obligations.
Work is continued on exclusion of intermediary structures in the electricity market (legislative restrictions and licensing). |
| Contact |
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14 Bukeyhana Street, 010000, Astana, Kazakhstan
Tel.: (7 3172) 591 636, Fax: (7 3172) 215-473
E-mail: kense@arem.kz
Internet: http://www.regulator.kz/page.php;
www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Kazakhstan |
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Report on the Status of the ANMR
Laws
(in Russian)
ANMR Org. Chart
Annual Report
Grid Code
License
Methodology
Heat and Power Tariffs in Kazakhstan
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