Kazakhstan awards 148 MW in this year's renewables tenders

Solar park in Kazakhstan. Source: EBRD (www.ebrd.com).

Kazakhstan has awarded 147.95 MW of projects in its latest auction rounds for renewable energy capacity, power market operator JSC KOREM announced.

The selected proposals include wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), hydropower and biogas technologies. A total of 493.9 MW of projects participated in the bidding, while 250 MW were auctioned, KOREM said on Friday.

Overall, the tender rounds were about two times oversubscribed, with the wind category attracting the greatest interest and a five-time oversubscription. Most of the bids were placed by Kazakh companies, while proposals were also launched by companies from the Netherlands, Germany and Russia.

The following table contains details about each category.

Technology	Capacity awarded (MW)	Capacity auctioned (MW)	Capacity offered (MW)	Lowest bid (KZT/kWh)
Wind	64.95	65	329.8	15.9
Solar PV	60	55	136.15	14.58
Hydropower	23	120	23	13.48
Biogas	0	10	4.95	--
Total	147.95	250	493.9	--