Kazakhstan has successfully introduced a mechanism to support the development of renewable energy sources (RES), the total installed capacity of operating renewable energy power plants in Kazakhstan is 428 MW, the correspondent of IIA reports.
“As for the National Electric Grid managed by KEGOC, today there is a high level of introduction of digital technologies. Today, the technological equipment of the National Power Grid is at the level of the world's leading energy systems, ”said Bakytzhan Kazhiyev, Chairman of the Board of KEGOK, during a press conference in the CCS.
He noted that the key area of innovative development of the global power industry is the concept of the Smart Grid - an intelligent power system, which assumes the ability to manage the behavior of all participants in the electricity industry: generation, transmission, distribution, marketing, consumption and system operation.
“The company has already introduced elements of an intelligent power system. In particular, these are digital devices of relay protection and automation, dispatch control and data acquisition system (SCADA), automated electricity metering system (AMR), 500 kV controlled shunt reactors, phase switching devices and fiber-optic communication channels, ”the speaker explained.
As Bakytzhan Kazhiyev informed, at present KEGOC JSC has started implementation of the project “Automation of management of the modes of the Unified Electric Power System of Kazakhstan”, which was included in the State Program “Digital Kazakhstan”.
“This project includes three components: The first is a control system based on synchrophasor technology (WAMS / WACS), which will increase the transmission of electricity through the existing network by increasing observability and introducing new network control algorithms in real time; the second is the automatic frequency control and power control (AFRC), which will ensure more efficient use of the capacity of domestic power plants; the third is the centralized anti-emergency automatics system (DSPA), which will ensure a reduction in the volume of customer disconnection in case of technological violations, ”the speaker said.
Bakytzhan Kazhiev, explained the advantages of the smart grid.
“All participants in the electricity sector will be able to enjoy the benefits of a highly efficient energy system. The state will receive a reliable electricity infrastructure, which creates the conditions for economic development. Grid companies are an opportunity to more efficiently use network capacity, and power plants use generating capacity with maximum efficiency. The consumer, through the use of smart meters, solar panels on the roofs, batteries and electric vehicles, will not only be able to optimize their own expenses, but will also get the opportunity for additional revenues from selling excess electricity, ”he said.
No less important, according to the speaker, is a technology that can become an important part of the smart grid, is the transmission of direct current.
“Today, KEGOC JSC is considering the possibility of building a North-South DC line, which, compared to traditional lines, will allow transmitting 4-5 times more power, as well as provide controlled transmission of electricity over long distances. This will be the first such project not only in Kazakhstan, but also in the entire post-Soviet space, ”he said.
In addition, according to Bakytzhan Kazhiev, Kazakhstan has successfully introduced a mechanism to support the development of renewable energy sources (RES), based on guaranteed purchase of electricity from renewable energy through a settlement and financial center defined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a single purchaser in the renewable energy market.
“The total amount of installed capacity of operating power plants of renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan is 428 MW, including, for example, such power plants as Burny Solar 1.2 LLP (Dzhambul oblast, total capacity 100 MW), Pervaya Wind Power Plant LLP (Akmola region, power 45 MW), ”he said.
Summing up his speech, the head of the National Company noted that the systematic and systematic introduction of new technologies in the power system of Kazakhstan will improve not only the reliability of its work, but also the quality of life of the population as a whole.
