Armaan Assylkahn, a renewable energy specialist in Kazakhstan, understands the importance of renewable energy to keep the planet safe for our children and for future generations. The United States is committed to both tackling the climate crisis and ensuring the energy transition is just and leaves no communities behind.
Bobby Neptune for USAID
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
USAID has partnered with Kazakhstan since the 1990s to encourage private investment in the power sector and generate low-cost energy using a mix of energy resources – particularly wind, solar, hydro, and biomass. During the two decades after the country’s independence in 1991, USAID’s energy programs focused on pilot projects to demonstrate the benefits of energy saving and energy efficient systems, and tariff planning to cover costs, maintenance, and upgrades to aging energy infrastructure.
In 2014, the Government of Kazakhstan introduced a feed-in-tariff mechanism program to attract investment in renewable energy sources. In 2018, USAID helped introduce renewable energy auctions. From 2018 to 2020, USAID supported Kazakhstan to leverage nearly $2 billion in private investment, resulting in about 60 new renewable energy projects that will reduce Kazakhstan’s carbon dioxide emissions by 11 million tons—the equivalent of taking 2 million cars off the road for a year.