Regional energy system modeling with alternative energy sources in Kazakhstan
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Date
2016-12
Authors
Kazmaganbetova, Meruyert
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Publisher
Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
Abstract
Kazakhstan is emerged as a result of Soviet Union dissolution and it has
9th largest territory in the world. Despite its large territory Kazakhstan has low
population density. Kazakhstan is rich of fossil fuels, particularly oil, coal and
gas. Its economy is highly carbon intensive and coal plays an important role in
electricity production, accounting for 75 % of electricity produced. Due to poor
quality coal, low energy efficiency and high energy intensity Kazakhstan’s
emissions are amongst highest in the world. Such an environmental issue
challenged Kazakhstan to diversify the economy and take measures such as
improving the efficiency of power plants, reducing the sectoral energy intensity
and adoption of renewable energy sources.
Kazakhstan has huge amount of renewable and non-renewable energy
sources. The total potential of renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan is much
higher than the total installed capacity of power plants operating in Kazakhstan.
Along with high renewable energy sources potential, Kazakhstan established
feed-in tariffs for the electricity generated by renewable energy sources.
However, it is necessary to achieve a balance between economic
competitiveness and the need to respond to the threat of climate change. Thus,
current research aims at modeling the implementation of subsidies for renewable
energy sources on regional basis using tool TIMES and observing the effect of
different levels of subsidies on the electricity production sector and emissions.
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Keywords
energy system, alternative energy, Kazakhstan
Citation
Meruyert Kazmaganbetova; 2016; Regional energy system modeling with alternative energy sources in Kazakhstan; School of Engineering. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Nazarbayev University; http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2296