The 2nd international Renewable
Energy Summit has ended in Astana
June 8, Astana hosted the Summit on
Renewable Energy Sources, organized
by the Renewable Energy Association of
Kazakhstan jointly with the First President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Elbasy
Foundation with the support of the
Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
represented by the Ministry of Energy.
More than 20 Kazakhstan and foreign
speakers from Germany, Italy, China, South
Korea, India, the United Arab Emirates,
Armenia, Azerbaijan presented their reports
and opinions at the event. More than 300
delegates from 20 countries took part in
the summit.
As a result of the Summit, a Declaration
was adopted. It contains a proposal to
develop and start implementing the first
state program for the development of the
renewable energy industry. The Declaration
will solve the most important problems
and develop new mechanisms, aimed to
create all the necessary conditions for the
sustainable development of green energy
in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The start of the summit was given by
the ecological action "Green Economy in
the Green Capital" with the participation
of Shell, within the framework of which
the guests planted 10 seedlings near
world monitor
the Library of the First President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan. The official part
was opened by the General Director of
the Renewable Energy Association of
Kazakhstan Arman Kashkinbekov. He
expressed gratitude to participants,
partners and speakers of the project,
among them - statesmen, entrepreneurs,
Nobel laureates, representatives of the
media industry and doctors of sciences.
The head of the Association drew attention
to the fact that in Kazakhstan there is a
concept of transition to a "green" economy,
summits and forums are being held, but a
single document for the development of
the industry has not yet been developed.
Rapil Zhoshybaev, head of the International
Center for Green Technologies and
Investment Projects (IGTIC) noted that
according to the UN Global Renewable
Energy Report, last year a record $
279 billion was invested in RES in the
world. Mr. Zhoshybayev spoke about the
broad possibilities of IGTIC, allowing to
solve the tasks of transformation of the
energy sector, transfer and adaptation
of "green" technologies and development
of renewable energy sources. The
Kazakhstan’s Center can become a
necessary supporting structure in Central
Asia to form a bridge between Europe and
Asia providing access to the most modern
technologies of these countries. As Rapil
Zhoshybayev noted representatives of the
business circles of the advanced countries
stressed their interest in the emergence of
a single operator in Kazakhstan providing
legal and technical support to potential
investors and business projects. Also, the
head of IGTIC reported on the opening of
the Green Bridge Institute in Kazakhstan,
whose task is to study the problems and
further introduction of the objects of
"green" energy.
Vice President and Chairman of Shell
in Kazakhstan Olivier Lazar spoke
about the possibility of investing in
projects of solar and wind power
stations in Kazakhstan. According to
the representative of Shell, Kazakhstan
is taking active steps towards a new
energy future and making significant
efforts to develop renewable energy
sources in the country, having for this
all the data. In addition, Lazar said that
soon the capital "Nazarbayev intellectual
schools" will equip with solar panels.
All speakers expressed unanimous opinion
that Kazakhstan due to its ideal location
has all the prerequisites for becoming one
of the leaders of the renewable energy
industry not only in Central Asia, but
throughout the world.