On September 27, 2019, the XII KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum and the KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY WEEK project organized by KAZENERGY Association ended at the Nur-Sultan Congress center.
The key events of the second day of the Forum were the conference dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the production of the first Kazakh oil and the presentation of the National Energy Report (NER).
During the conference, the speakers told about the history of the development of the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan, including in the conditions of independence, when a long-term strategy for the growth of the industry was first developed and an independent system for its management was created.
The strategic vision of KAZENERGY on sustainable development of oil, gas and energy industry of Kazakhstan as a single system was presented during the presentation of the NER. The main expert in the process of working on the NER was the IHS Markit company.
Matthew Sagers, Executive Director for Economics and Energy in Eurasia, Head of the Russian and Caspian Energy Advisory Service at IHS Markit, said during the presentation of the Report that during the preparation of this study, the experts tried to answer the following questions: how to attract investment? how to ensure sufficient gas volume for domestic and export market? How to work, integrating production in the framework of the EAEU and many other.
Speaking about the environment, the speaker noted that “we should not forget our environmental obligations under the Paris agreement.” Touching upon the issues related to the introduction of renewable energy and the capacity market, he considered it appropriate to recall that energy is a very important sector for Kazakhstan, it is a large proportion of the economy. “Energy accounts for 25% of the country’s GDP, it is mainly the oil and gas sector,” he said.
“When we build long-term plans, we see that hydrocarbons occupy an important place. The oil still takes the 1st place. Despite the development of renewable energy, gas remains a key element of energy,” the speaker informed, adding that the main consumers of oil will be Asia and China.
Vice-Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Asset Magauov at the session of the roundtable on “Digital energy of the future. Transition period” said that for the development of digitalization in Kazakhstan, it is necessary to reduce costs and increase productivity. Kazakhstan is ready to listen to recommendations for further development of digital demand.
Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company KEGOC JSC Bakhytzhan Kazhiyev said during the “Smart energy” session that the further development of smart energy in the country will require the development of the concept of intelligent innovation.
Abbas Jalali Jafari, Vice-President of Electricite de France in turn noted: “Without energy, society will face poverty and decline. We choose electricity without emissions and CO2. We get 74% of energy from the nuclear sphere, the rest is renewable energy. Our energy sector is fully adapted to seasonality and demand. We play a big role in developing solutions for smart grids. Smart grids are not progressing fast enough and, above all, a political solution is needed to promote innovation in this market.”
Sergey Karpets, Director of Siemens Kazakhstan, said: “Energy is a type of commodity that is produced and consumed at once.” He presented Smart Grids – an intelligent energy system that provides a flexible response of each subject to changes in internal and external energy.
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KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum has been held since 2006 and is the main international event of the energy sector in the Caspian and Central Asian regions. Traditionally, KAZENERGY Forum attracts interest from the Governments of world countries, international energy organizations, diplomatic missions, Kazakhstani and foreign companies in the energy sector, research institutes and consulting agencies. Annually, it is attended by more than 2.5 thousand delegates from more than 300 companies representing more than 50 countries. Guests of the Forum for many years are influential political figures, recognized experts with a world name, which emphasizes the high authority of the event.
In 2019, the Forum was organized on a single platform of KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY WEEK, where several specialized industry events were organized.
