OREANDA-NEWS. On 7 September 2009 was announced, that the official signing of Memorandum of Understanding between UN Development Program in Kazakhstan and JSC "Samruk-Energo" on development of renewable sources of energy and wind/sun power station construction project took place in the UN building.

"UNDP renders support to Kazakhstan in wind-power sector development and is interested in realization of the first projects of wind-power station in Kazakhstan withtin UNDP/GEF project "Kazakhstan-wind power market initiative”. We are ready to render information and technical support to JSC "Samruk-Energo” on the issue of wind-power engineering and development of the wind-power station construction projects", says Mr. Haoliang Xu, UNDP Representative Representative in Kazakhstan.

According to Mr. Yerlan Upushev, President of JSC "Samruk-Energo" -"The Company is interested in the development of renewable sources of energy to diversify the electric energy sector in Kazakhstan, and to decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the frames of fulfillment of the Kioto Protocol obligations. JSC "Samruk-Energo" has intention to realize a number of big investment projects on wind and sun power station construction in Kazakhstan".

Joint activity will be focused on the wind-power engineering capacity development and working out of proposals for legal and technical base of wind-power engineering development in Kazakhstan. By the mutual assignment of informational and consulting assistance the Feasibility Study is to be prepared for the construction of wind-power station in Dzhungar gates, Shelek corridor, Fort-Shevchenko, as well as Feasibility Study for wind-power station in Shelek corridor with the capacity of 300 megawatt. With a view to this sector development and its all-round support there are plans to establish a Wind-power Engineering Development Association in Kazakhstan.