Published on: 2026-04-11
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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April 9, Astana. The ceremony for the start of construction of the “Mirny” wind power plant with a capacity of 1 GW with the participation of Chinese companies. /Photo: Xin Hua/
Astana, April 9 /Xinhua/ — The ceremony marking the start of construction of the 1 GW “Mirny” wind power plant with the participation of Chinese companies took place on Thursday in Astana.
The project is being implemented in the Moinkum district of the Zhambyl region in southern Kazakhstan and is the country’s first gigawatt-level wind energy project with a long-term electricity purchase agreement. The French company TotalEnergies, Kazakh companies “Samruk-Energy” and “KazMunayGas” are participating in its implementation. The contract for the execution of EPC works on the “Mirny” project was awarded to an international consortium consisting of Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd and the Kazakh company LLP “GCD Partner”.
According to Shanghai Electric, the construction period is 31 months, and the commissioning of the station is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2028. The project provides for the installation of 150 wind turbines and an energy storage system with a capacity of 600 MWh. It is expected that the annual electricity generation will be about 4 billion kWh, which will allow reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 3.2 million tons per year.
President of Shanghai Electric Chu Zhaokai noted that the company has mature technological solutions and extensive experience in implementing international projects, which will allow ensuring high construction quality. According to him, after commissioning, the project will significantly improve the reliability of energy supply in the region and will contribute to supplying electricity to industry and the population.
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