The Kazakhstan delegation participates in the VIII session of the IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi, where an agreement is
expected to be signed to support the construction of a solar power plant in Southern Kazakhstan, the press service
of the Ministry of the Energy (ME) of the Republic Kazakhstan said.
“The Kazakhstan delegation headed by the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev
will take part in the VIII session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly on January 13-14
in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates),”- said in a message released on Friday.
As expected, K.Bozumbayev will perform at the plenary meeting of the VIII session of the assembly.
Also on the sidelines of the session of the assembly, a signing of the Agreement on the support of the “Zadarya”
project for the construction of a solar power station (14 MW) is expected between the ME, the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development and the Urbasolar in the city of Arys SKO”.
Within the framework of the session of the assembly “Global accelerator of energy transformation: large-scale
investment in renewable energy”, “Innovations for energy transformation: E-mobility” ministerial round tables
will be organized.
A separate meeting of K.Bozumbayev with the IRENA General Director Adnan Zee Amin and also with
the Minister of Energy and Industry of the UAE S. Al-Mazrui and the Chief Executive Officer for Oil and Gas and
Petrochemical Projects of the State Investment Company Mubadala Investment Company, member of
the Supervisory Board of Borealis AG Musabbeh al-Kaabi.
It is expected that during participation in the VIII session of the IRENA Assembly, the possibilities of participation
in the VI cycle of financing ADFD / IRENA projects will be discussed.
The Kazakhstan delegation, which includes the representatives of the KAZENERGY Association, also intends
to participate in the opening ceremony of the XI World Summit "Energy of the Future" and the awarding
of the Zayed Future Energy Prize international award on January 15 in Abu Dhabi, within which an international
exhibition and the Kazakhstan Pavilion will be attended .
