Kazakhstan

Taraz Energy Center— 60 MW Coal

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The Taraz Energy Center is a key infrastructure asset in Kazakhstan's power generation grid, located on the continent of Asia. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 60 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing coal energy resources to generate bulk electricity. The plant's operating entity is not publicly declared in national utility registries. An exact commissioning date for the installation is not registered in official historical logs. In terms of domestic production capacity within Kazakhstan, Taraz Energy Center occupies the #42 position among all operational coal power plants. Its 60 MW capacity represents a 0.20% share of Kazakhstan's total installed coal generating capacity, which currently stands at 29,384 MW. The largest operational coal installation in Kazakhstan is the Ekibastuz GRES-1 with an output of 4,000 MW, making the Taraz Energy Center approximately 66.7 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.1414% of Kazakhstan's aggregate generation capacity of 42,418 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of coal power plants (modeled at 55% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 289,080 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in Kazakhstan consumes 3 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 96,360 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 42.9041° latitude and 71.4077° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include the OJSC Zhambyl GRES (coal-fired, 1230 MW), the Zhambyl State District Power Station (gas-fired, 1230 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of Kazakhstan.