Total Eren signs MoU for 1 GW wind complex in Kazakhstan

Total Eren has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna, and the National Company KazMunaiGas. According to the MoU, the parties will closely work on the development, financing, construction, and operation of hybrid power plants deploying 1 GW wind energy combined with 500 MW-1 GWh of energy storage system to be located in central Kazakhstan. It is the largest renewable energy project coupled with storage ever initiated by a private renewable IPP in the country.

The project will provide reliable power and additional energy independence to the country while fostering innovative technologies with battery storage and competitive electricity supply.

It will consist of about 200 wind turbines totaling 1 GW of installed capacity, coupled with a very large battery storage system (500 MW-1 GWh) provided by Saft. The project will produce about 3,800 GWh annually for 30 years, enough to supply more than 1 million people in Kazakhstan every year with low-carbon electricity, while reducing CO2 emissions by about 3.2 million tons per year.