The construction of the 1.2 billion euro Zhambyl wind farm with a capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) and a 600 megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage battery system has been launched in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan. This ambitious project, implemented jointly with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is one of the largest renewable energy initiatives in Central Asia. The project is being led by Abu Dhabi-based Masdar.
Once fully operational, the new power facility will provide uninterrupted electricity to nearly 300,000 households in the country’s energy-starved southern regions. It will also help reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by approximately 2 million tons per year. The electricity to be generated will be transmitted via new overhead power lines with a length of more than 400 kilometers, reducing the burden on the country’s aging inter-regional networks and increasing the reliability of energy supply to the southern regions.
