The capacity of Kazakhstan's renewable energy facilities excluding large hydro plants rose to 251.55MW in Q1 2016, 186.9GWh times more than the same period in 2015, according to analysts. Solar and wind accounted for the main increases in installed capacity over the quarter, reaching 52.16MW and 17.49MW respectively. The country also produced 1.4 of "green" electricity, 0.8% of its total electricity volume, coming mostly from small-scale hydro and wind. President Nazarbayev has laid out ambitious plans for the country to become a "model green economy," targeting 50% of its electricity to come from renewable and alternative energy sources by 2050.
The capacity of Kazakhstan's renewable energy facilities excluding large hydro plants rose to 251.55MW in Q1 2016, 1.4 times more than the same period in 2015, according to analysts. Solar and wind accounted for the main increases in installed capacity over the quarter, reaching 52.16MW and 17.49MW respectively. The country also produced 186.9GWh of "green" electricity, 0.8% of its total electricity volume, coming mostly from small-scale hydro and wind. President Nazarbayev has laid out ambitious plans for the country to become a "model green economy," targeting 50% of its electricity to come from renewable and alternative energy sources by 2050.