KEGOC
Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) joint-stok company was established in accordance with Decree No.1188 of the Government of Kazakhstan dated 28 September 1996 'On some measures to restructure power system management in Kazakhstan'.
Native name | Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company |
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Type | Quasi-public corporation |
KASE: KEGC | |
Industry | Power engineering |
Founded | 11 July 1997 |
Headquarters | Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan |
Key people | Bakytzhan Kazhiyev(CEO)[1] |
Products | Electrical grid |
Services | Electric power transmission |
Number of employees | >4 thousand (2020) |
Parent | Samruk Kazyna(90%) |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | www |
The date of initial state registration of KEGOC is 11 July 1997.
Address: 59, Tauyelsizdik Ave., Almaty District, Z00T2D0, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
General information
KEGOC is the System Operator of the Unified Power System (UPS) of Kazakhstan, and it owns and manages the assets of the National Power Grid (NPG). The company operates as the natural monopoly.
The company employs more than 4 thousand people.
KEGOC is a subsidiary of Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Welfare Fund JSC.
In December 2014, the company was listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange as part of the "People's IPO" programme. KEGOC floated 10% minus one share. The minority shareholder structure included 7.3% of individuals. The demand exceeded supply by 1.5 times.
Development strategy
2018-2028 Development strategy of KEGOC was approved on 28 August 2018
Mission
Reliable operation and effective development of Kazakhstan Unified Power System (UPS) in accordance with the state-of-the-art technical, economic, environmental challenges, and occupational health-and-safety standards.
Vision
We are the leading Company showing reliability and performance indicators at the level of the best world peers.
Our aim is to continuously increase the value for all stakeholders through development of the National Power Grid using advanced technologies, providing conditions for implementation of transit and export potential and fostering corporate social responsibility.
The Mission and the Vision will be achieved through strategic goals and objectives set for each goal:
Goal 1: Ensure reliable operation of Kazakhstan UPS.
Goal 2: Ensure KEGOC's efficient operations.
Goal 3: Improve corporate governance and sustainability.
Assets
Electric Networks
Intersystem electric networks (MES) branches of KEGOC own 374 overhead transmission lines (OHTL) of 0.4 – 1,150 kV with total length of 26900,91 km (circuits), including:
- 1150 kV OHTL, 1,421.225 km;
- 500 kV OHTL, 8,287.977 km;
- 330 kV OHTL, 1,863.28 km;
- 220 kV OHTL, 14,816.345 km;
- 110 kV OHTL, 352.841 km;
- 35 kV OHTL, 44.13 km;
- 10 kV OHTL, 96.671 km;
- 6 kV OHTL, 12.851 km;
- 0.4 kV OHTL, 5.59 km.
MES branches of KEGOC have 80 power substations of 35 – 1150 kV, with transformer installed capacity of 38 246.05 MVA, including:
- 1,150 kV, 3 substations with the total transformer capacity of 9,384.1 MVA;
- 500 kV, 20 substations with the total transformer capacity of 17,447.5 MVA;
- 220 kV, 55 substations with the total transformer capacity of 11,391.25 MVA;
- 35 kV, 2 substations with the total transformer capacity of 23.2 MVA.
Projects
Completed projects:
- Kazakhstan Electricity Transmission Rehabilitation Project, stage 1 (2000—2010);
- Construction of 500 kV Second Transmission Line of Kazakhstan North-South Transit (2004—2009);
- Alma Electricity Transmission Project (2009—2014);
- Moinak Electricity Transmission Project (2010—2012);
- Ossakarovka Transmission Rehabilitation Project (2010—2014);
- Construction of 500 kV North-South-East transmission line. stage 1. Construction of 500 kV Ekibastuz – Shulbinsk HPP – Ust-Kamenogorsk transmission line (2011-2017);
- Construction of 500 kV North-South-East transmission line. stage 2. Construction of 500 kV North-South-East transmission line Construction of 500 kV Shulbinsk HPP - Aktogai - Taldykorgan - Alma transmission line (2012-2018);
- Pavlodar Electricity Transmission Reinforcement (2011-2019);
- Kazakhstan Electricity Transmission Rehabilitation Project, phase 2 (2010—2019).
Ongoing projects:
- Rehabilitation of 220-500 kV OHTLs in Aktyubinskiye MES branch, Zapadnye MES branch and Sarbaiskiye MES branch of KEGOC, Stage I (2018-2022);
- West Kazakhstan Electricity Transmission Reinforcement Project: Construction of power grid facilities (2018-2023);
- Turkestan External Power Supply Reinforcement Project: Construction of power grid facilities (2019-2022).
Branches
The company include 9 branches of intersystem electric networks (MES) established on the territorial basis.
- Akmolinskiye MES
- Aktyubinskiye MES
- Almatinskiye MES
- Vostochnye MES
- Zapadnye MES
- Sarbaiskiye MES
- Severnye MES
- Tsentralnye MES
- Yuzhnye MES
Subsidiaries
KEGOC has subsidiaries: EnergoInform JSC (100% of shares) and Financial Settlement Centre for Renewable Energy Sources LLP (FSC RES) (100% of participation shares).
EnergoInform is engaged in maintenance of the telecom equipment in the national power grid and provide telecom support for the KEGOC's operations.
Financial Settlement Centre for Renewable Energy Sources LLP (FSC RES LLP) was established in 2013 to encourage investments in renewable energy sector and increase the share of renewable energy in Kazakhstan's energy mix through government-guaranteed and centralized electricity purchase of all electricity produced by all renewable energy facilities (who have chosen such support scheme) in accordance with the fixed rates. Also FSC RES LLP was assigned by the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (order No. 357 dated 7 September 2018 ) the single buyer of centralized procurement of services service of maintaining the readiness of electric capacity and centralized provider of services of ensuring readiness of electricity capacity to bear the power load (capacity market operator).
KEGOC is also a co-founder (20% of shares) of Batys Transit JSC established in 2005 to implement the project for construction of inter-regional power transmission line linking North Kazakhstan with Aktobe oblast.