Azerbaijan: electricity exports up in H1 2019

Azerbaijan exported 1.2 billion kilowatt-hour of electricity in January-June in comparison with 1.1 billion kilowatt-hour in the same period of 2018, the State Customs Committee reported. The cost of electricity exported during the mentioned period amounted to $51.9 million compared to $54.6 million. The main producer of electricity in Azerbaijan is Azerenergy. The capacity of…

Kazakhstan: gas-turbine station to be built

ERG Company is set to fund construction of the gas-turbine station in the country’s south. “The company is expected to invest $500 million in installing the gas-turbine station to provide the south of Kazakhstan with electricity and heat energy in the winter,” Shymkent mayor Gabidulla Abdrakhimov said. The government has approved the 2023 Shymkent complex…