OREANDA-NEWS. On 28 April 2009 was announced, that in Astana (“Intercontinental” Hotel) V Republican Meeting of Power Engineers on the subject: “Effective power industry - the base of sustainable development of Kazakhstan economy”, organized by Kazakhstan Power Association (KPA) took place.

The representatives of Senate and Mazhilis of RK Parliament, RK Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Agency of RK on regulation of the natural monopolies, the Agency of RK on competition protection, RK Ministry of Environmental Protection, RK Ministry of Industry and Trade, RK Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning, RK Ministry of Finance, RK Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the regional akimats, NDP “Nur Otan”, “NWF “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC, the international organizations, the energy producers, the banks, the scientific-research and design institutes, mass media and other concerned organizations have participated in the work of this meeting.

The current questions of power objects rehabilitation in a field of generation, transmission and distribution of electric and heat energy, construction and input of new capacities, improvement of investment attraction of the industry, the problems of energy saving, introduction and development of using the renewable energy sources, the nuclear power, the pricing and tariff policy, development of legislation on power industry have been discussed on the meeting.

The participants of the meeting satisfyingly noted and fully supported the decision made by the Government of RK and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of RK on introduction of new pricing mechanism to electric energy for the energy producing stations. During work of the meeting the participants have signed the resolution with recommendations.