Archives Kazakhstan - Page 5 of 5 - New Eastern Outlook

In April 2023, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan assessed the degree of deterioration of the main CHPs in the country. As a result, it was found that most of the facilities were significantly depreciated, with many of them (as many as 17) having depreciation rates exceeding 70%. The Ministry’s report reflects another peculiarity of Kazakhstan’s CHPs – all of them (37 units) were built during the Soviet period. Privatisation of this sector of the economy in the 1990s led to the concentration of sectoral facilities with private companies…

The French President Emmanuel Macron’s tour of Central Asia, who visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, came to an end on November 2 in Tashkent. The French president’s rhetoric this time was almost exactly the same as it had been during his summer visit to Mongolia. “This is the path for your country, which refuses to be a vassal of any powers and wants to maintain balanced relations with different countries in the interest of your people.” Such statements, with only minor variations, haunt the French president’s revolving entourage of interlocutors…

On November 9, 2023, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the Republic of Kazakhstan.The current importance of partnership with Russia for Kazakhstan and the state of bilateral relations were briefly but clearly described during the negotiations by the President of the Republic of Kazak hstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. So, he highlighted the following important points:…