OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 April 2009 was announced, that Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Akim of Pavlodar oblast and Kanat Bozumbayev, President of KEGOC JSC have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the aim of increasing the Kazakhstan share in the company’s procurement.

Within the terms of the memorandum the parties are going to cooperate on implementation of the projects oriented to stimulation of power industry development and regarding expansion of the range of the products turned out by the domestic businesses.

According to the results of 1st quarter of 2009 “Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC)” JSC has concluded the memorandums and the protocols of understanding with the domestic provider of the services and the goods to the amount of 10.6 bln KZT.

Total in 2009 the national company plans to purchase the goods, the works and the services to the amount of 13.6 bln KZT. By expenditure pattern: third part of the volume is a purchase of electric energy, 7% for goods, 57% for the works and the services, 2& for POL.

Last year the company placed the orders on the Kazakhstan enterprises to the amount over 191 mln KZT. Planned purchase amount in 2009 will grow in twice – to 350 mln. KZT. Range of production is presented by PTL supports, varnish and paint materials, garments, concrete products, cabling and wiring products, automobile storage batteries and the computers.

To determine the potential suppliers which products can be used in the production processes, “KEGOC” JSC performed the work with the Akimats of the oblasts, Astana, Almaty, with Kazakhstan Power Association, Kazakhstan Contract Agency, “KazEnergy” Association, and “NC “Kazakhstan Engineering” JSC. The Register of the domestic producers has been made and directed to “NWF “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC.

At the same time, on its own initiative “KEGOC” JSC has made an analysis and determined the prospective lines for organization of import-substituting products output. The company plans to explore the questions on organization of fitting and high-voltage insulators production.

Present time on the base of accumulator plant, “СП ЕРКА” LLP considers a possibility to produce the accumulator batteries for the substations and other products.

A question on procurement of the articulated lifts of PHMBP JSC (“Petropavlovsk Heavy Machine-Building Plant”) in 2010-2011 is explored together with “NC “Kazakhstan Engineering” JSC.

The meetings with the representatives of Alageum Group (“Kentau Transformer Plant” JSC, “Almaty Electromechanical Plant” JSC), “Kazenergocabel” JSC, “Ust-Kamenogorsk Condenser Plant” JSC have taken place to familiarize with the purchased nomenclature and the company’s needs on the investment projects.

“KEGOC” JSC carries out the purposeful work for maximum attraction of the domestic companies’ potential to realize the main investment projects. So, under the construction of second transit “North-South Kazakhstan”, Kazakhstan Electricity Transmission Rehabilitation (1st phase) there were created the hundreds of working places and the several new enterprises which production is fully oriented to the needs of power industry.