Kazakhstan plans 13.3 GW of new power capacity by 2029, including 5.9 GW renewables

Kazakhstan plans to bring 13.3 GW of new power capacity online by 2029, inclusive. Of this, 7.4 GW will come from traditional generation sources and 5.9 GW from renewable energy (RES) sources. Deputy Energy Minister Bakytzhan Ilyas presented the plan at a government meeting, according to 24KZ.

Ilyas said the planned capacity additions would cover all electricity demand from the economy and population, including planned energy-intensive artificial intelligence infrastructure and large data centers. He added that the build-out would also create a 20% surplus of generating capacity.

According to the Ministry of Energy, coal power plants account for 13.7 GW of the country's current capacity, gas plants 7.1 GW and large hydroelectric plants 2.5 GW. Renewable facilities make up 3.8 GW. In the first nine months of 2026, renewables reached 8.5% of total electricity generation, against a planned 7%. By the end of 2035, at least 8.4 GW of new renewable capacity is expected, including about 1.8 GW of solar generation.