Kazakhstan : Opportunities to Accelerate Coal to Clean Power Transition in Kazakhstan
In general, ADB's ETM is seeking to set up a commercial funding vehicle for supporting the accelerated retirement of coal plants while also supporting the simultaneous scale up of renewable energy. The TA will conduct a pre-feasibility study (Pre-FS) aiming to identify opportunities and possible transition mechanisms in Kazakhstan to accelerate the retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and combined heat-power plants (CHPPs) and replace them with cleaner energy sources.
The ETM Pre-FS will:
(i) assess Kazakhstan's policy and regulatory environment under which CFPPs and CHPPs are operating in order to understand the feasibility of acquiring, retiring, and replacing CFPPs and CHPPs suitable for GOK's consideration under one of the potential ETM modalities;
Project Details
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Project Officer
Zharkinbayev, Serik Sabitovich
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Kazakhstan -
Sector
- Energy
| Project Name | Opportunities to Accelerate Coal to Clean Power Transition in Kazakhstan | ||||
| Project Number | 56314-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Kazakhstan |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Energy sector development and institutional reform |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | In general, ADB's ETM is seeking to set up a commercial funding vehicle for supporting the accelerated retirement of coal plants while also supporting the simultaneous scale up of renewable energy. The TA will conduct a pre-feasibility study (Pre-FS) aiming to identify opportunities and possible transition mechanisms in Kazakhstan to accelerate the retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and combined heat-power plants (CHPPs) and replace them with cleaner energy sources. The ETM Pre-FS will: (i) assess Kazakhstan's policy and regulatory environment under which CFPPs and CHPPs are operating in order to understand the feasibility of acquiring, retiring, and replacing CFPPs and CHPPs suitable for GOK's consideration under one of the potential ETM modalities; (ii) develop of a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) framework that will be used to carry out a high-level screening of Kazakhstan's entire fleet of CFPPs and CHPPs based on financial, contractual, institutional, regulatory, geographical location and market-related aspects for the purpose of identifying and ranking them from high-prospect to low-prospect assets in terms of their potential for accelerated retirement under a suitable ETM modality; (iii) provide a detailed financial analysis of the top-five (5) representative CFPPs and CHPPs; (iv) define the terms of reference (TORs) for a full feasibility study with a larger scope and timeframe, which would later design the structure of a pilot ETM aiming to replace coal and/or other high-carbon power generation with cleaner technologies; (v) define a potential ETM opportunities to accelerate the transition from coal-fired and other high-carbon power generation to clean power generation in Kazakhstan; (vi) conduct an analysis on the suitable ETM models within the prevailing legal and regulatory framework of Kazakhstan's energy sector. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The ETM can support the country's goals to: (i) significantly decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from CFPPs, (ii) achieve its nationally determined contributions under the 2015 Paris Agreement, (iii) develop a just transition component to ensure a fair transition to a low-carbon society, and (iv) increase the country's share in renewable energy sources (RES) for heat and power production. |
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| Impact | Encourage developing member countries to shift to a low greenhouse gas emission development path in line with their nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Pre-feasibility Report of a ETM mechanism in Kazakhstan completed |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. A coal power plants are identified for retirement 2. Scope of full feasibility study for a pilot ETM defined |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| During Project Implementation | In line with ADB commitment to the transparency of the process and ensure meaningful engagement in future a stakeholder mapping and stakeholder consultation framework will be developed under the pre-FS. It will be essential to gain approval and buy-in from Government ministries and other key stakeholders in the energy system. It is also important for independent organizations and CSOs to be consulted and informed to promote their involvement. The draft outputs will be shared with the concerned CSOs/NGOs for review and feedback. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The consultants' works include (i) technical review and policy and regulatory assessments; (ii) financial analysis of costs and subsidies of selected CFPPS and/or HCPPs; (iii) capacity building workshop on international practices for accelerated retirement of CFPP and HCPP fleets for the government agencies and academic institutions and (iv) designing of full feasibility study for a pilot ETM. These tasks will be performed by separate individual consultants. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Zharkinbayev, Serik Sabitovich |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Energy Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 12 Oct 2022 to 12 Oct 2022 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 28 Dec 2022 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 27 Mar 2023 |
TA 10085-KAZ
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 28 Dec 2022 | - | 28 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 225,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225,000.00 | 27 Mar 2023 | 0.00 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Senior Expert on Energy Policy and Markets (Team Leader) _Opportunities to Accelerate Coal to Clean Power Transition in Kazakhstan | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| National Consultant_Opportunities to Accelerate Coal to Clean Power Transition in Kazakhstan | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Senior Financial Specialist_Opportunities to Accelerate Coal to Clean Power Transition in Kazakhstan | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
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