The key focus areas of
the Coordinating Council for the Development of the Energy Sector and Energy Efficiency

To form an expert opinion and/or work out a single position of the relevant members of the KAZENERGY Association, the Coordinating Council for the Development of the Energy Sector and Energy Efficiency considers the issues on the following strategic priorities (areas of activity) of the KAZENERGY Association:
1. Development of “green energy” projects (renewable and alternative sources)

• consideration of the interests of sustainable development of “conventional” enterprises of the energy sector in the process of improving the regulatory policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the RES development;
• Coordination of discussion of inter-sectoral issues and removing regulatory barriers for the development of hybrid and other RES projects initiated by the major companies of the oil and gas sector;
• development of energy storage technologies;
• development of the domestic content (including scientific and staff support) in “green energy” projects.

2. Favorable conditions of the tariff and other regulations, removal of regulatory barriers in the activities of electric power enterprises

• participation in the design and implementation of the national project for the development of the electric power sector, as well as the long-term strategy for the development of the electric power sector;
• participation in the design and implementation of the national project for the development of the electric power sector, as well as the long-term strategy for the development of the electric power sector;
• Improvement of the tariff, anti-monopoly and other regulation of the activities of the electric power sector enterprises, which promotes the investment attractiveness of the sector;
• participation in the development of the legislative framework for heat supply;
• collection, transfer, and development of scientific and technological innovations in the electric power field, also utilizing innovative transformation of energy systems through modern digital solutions;
• contributing to the sustainable development of the nuclear industry through improving the regulatory environment;
• taking measures to establish technical committees for standardization in the energy industry based on the Association.

3. Terms of supranational regulation (common markets of oil, gas, petroleum products, and electric power of the EAEU), which take into account the interests of domestic enterprises

• representing the interests of enterprises of the energy industry of Kazakhstan on the development of regulation at the supranational level concerning the formation of common markets for oil, gas, and petroleum products, as well as the common electric power market of the EAEU.