Kazakhstan Minister of Energy visits POWERCHINA project

Kazakhstan Minister of Energy Nurlan Nogayev paid a visit to the China-built Shelek Wind Power project in the country on Nov 14.

Jointly funded by POWERCHINA and Samruk-Energy Company -- Kazakhstan's largest State-owned energy development company -- the project is being built by Chengdu Engineering Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of POWERCHINA.

Kazakhstan Minister of Energy Nurlan Nogayev (third from right) visits the construction site of the Shelek Wind Power project on Nov 14. [Photo/POWERCHINA]

The minister inspected the project construction site to learn more about its progress.

The contractor's project department provided detailed answers for the minister, outlining its various epidemic prevention and control measures.

Nogayev expressed his approval of the overall construction of the project and put forward specific suggestions for future project epidemic prevention and control measures and also for the construction timetable.

A view of a section of the Shelek Wind Power project in Kazakhstan. [Photo/POWERCHINA]

He said his government would continue to support POWERCHINA's work and assist it in solving the challenges presented by the project's construction.

The minister said the Shelek Wind Power project was of great significance to the local economy and the livelihoods of the country's people. He urged POWERCHINA to continue its good job in its project performance. He said the project would produce power at an early date, benefitting the people of Kazakhstan.

The Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nogayev (middle) learns about the project's progress. [Photo/POWERCHINA]

With an installed capacity of 60 megawatts, the project includes 24 wind turbines with a stand-alone capacity of 2.5MW.

It is a key project in the Belt and Road Initiative and is included on the list of key China-Kazakhstan cooperation projects.