Recently, the Mazhilis approved the Agreement on Strategic Partnership regarding the production and transfer of "green" energy between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. The main idea of this agreement is to create a so-called "energy corridor" that will ensure the export of environmentally friendly electricity, hydrogen, and "green" ammonia from Central Asia to Europe via the Caspian Sea, as reported by Orda.kz, citing the Ministry of Energy.
This agreement was signed by the leaders of the three countries in 2024 and is already being considered one of the most ambitious energy projects in the history of independent Kazakhstan.
A key element of the project will be the laying of a high-voltage deep-sea direct current cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea. This solution will provide Kazakhstan with direct access to the European Union electricity market through a similar project in the Black Sea.
The technical and economic feasibility study is being developed by the international consulting company CESI from Italy, with the cost of this work amounting to about one million euros. These funds are provided in the form of grants from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which have already expressed their readiness to allocate up to two million dollars to support this project.
In July of last year, a joint venture called Green Corridor Alliance was established, which includes all three countries and will coordinate the actions of expert groups.
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