Karachaganak power station
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Karachaganak power station (ПГУ в г. Уральск (Карашаганак), Карачаганакская ГТЭС, ГТЭС КПО) is an announced power station in Uralsk, Batys Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Karachaganak power station | Uralsk, Batys Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan | 51.22558, 51.39381 (approximate)[1] |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Announced[2][1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 200[2][1] | combined cycle[2][1] | not found | 2028 (planned)[2][1] | not found | no |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Karachaganak Petroleum Operating BV [100%][3] | Eni SpA [29.2%]; Shell PLC [29.2%]; Chevron Corp [18.0%]; LUKOIL PJSC [13.5%]; National Company KazMunayGas JSC [10.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): power[4]
- Captive industry: Oil & Refining[4]
- Non-industry use: power[4]
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Karachaganak power stations is an operating power plant with the total capacity 168 MW consisting of four gas turbines with the installed capacity below the GEM's threshold of 50MW.[5][6]
Construction of Unit СС1 was included into the "2035 Electric Power Industry Development Plan" released by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan in February 2024.[7] In July 2024, the project was mentioned in the "National Infrastructure Plan of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2029". According to the document, the project will be implemented in 2024-2028. The cost of the construction is estimated at KZT 135 billion.[8] As of September 2025, there have not been any further updates.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "План мероприятий по развитию электроэнергетической отрасли Казахстана до 2035 года". gov.kz. 2024-02-20. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P2400000606.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Operations and Development Projects - KARACHAGANAK SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020". www.kpo.kz. Archived from the original on 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Производство и проекты развития - ОТЧЕТ ОБ УСТОЙЧИВОМ РАЗВИТИИ НА КАРАЧАГАНАКЕ 2020". www.kpo.kz. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ↑ "Производство и проекты развития". www.kpo.kz. 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ГТЭС-168 Карачаганакского месторождения". EnergyBase. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240417003056/https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/energo/documents/details/611688?lang=ru. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Об утверждении Национального инфраструктурного плана Республики Казахстан до 2029 года (Russian)". Adilet. July 25, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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Additional data
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