USTDA Promotes Smart Grid in Kazakhstan
May 16, 2013
(USTDA)
Will Support JSC Alatau Zharyk's Plan to Improve its Electricity Distribution
Network
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a
grant to the Kazakhstan electricity distribution company, JSC Alatau Zharyk
(AZHK), to provide a feasibility study on a distribution automation project in
the Almaty region. The grant was signed yesterday at AZHK's offices in Almaty by
U.S. Consul General Michael G. Snowden on behalf of USTDA, and by AZHK Chairman
of the Board Muhit Umbetov on behalf of AZHK.
The USTDA grant will allow JSC Alatau Zharyk to determine the economic,
technical and financial feasibility of an electric power distribution automation
smart grid project. By implementing a modern supervisory control and data
acquisition system, an outage management system, distribution management systems
and smart meters, the company will be able to improve efficiency, thereby
reducing power generation needs.
This project is a priority for AZHK and the Government of Kazakhstan due to its
potential for reducing power losses and improving electric power distribution
efficiencies," said USTDA Regional Director Carl B. Kress. "We are pleased to
support the utilization of smart grid technology to develop AZHK's electric
power distribution network and to connect AZHK with U.S. expertise and
solutions."
JSC Alatau Zharyk is a subsidiary of SamrukEnergo, the state-owned national
electric power company, which is itself a subsidiary of the state-owned holding
company Samruk-Kazyna. AZHK is the electric power distribution company for the
Almaty region and, as such, is responsible for supplying electricity to more
than 2.2 million customers over more than 35,000 kilometers of power lines.
The opportunity to conduct the USTDA-funded feasibility study will be competed
on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. A link to the FBO
announcement will be posted to USTDA's website at www.ustda.gov. Interested U.S.
firms should submit proposals according to the instructions in the FBO
announcement.
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