Kazakhstan implements 24 investment agreements in the energy sector totaling 3.8 GW
Kazakhstan's energy system is set for a notable capacity boost through a mechanism already proven in practice.
Renewable energy
Salt instead of batteries — how 15,000 mirrors heat a solar station in Tibet
Construction completed on a key phase of a plant in southwest China's Tibet that aims to set two world records: the highest-altitude tower solar thermal station and the first built in extreme cold with a weak power grid.
Uzbekistan pays residents for sunshine — and payments grew 9-fold in a year
In H1 2026, over 68,600 Uzbeks received state subsidies for electricity from home solar panels. Total payouts hit 330.82 billion soums—about 13 billion tenge.
Agrovoltaics turned a loss-making farm in Colorado into a profitable one — Kazakhstan's neighbors are already trying the same
Vegetables grown under panels need about half the water of open-field crops. In its first full season, the farm harvested over 3.5 tons of organic produce.
Students from the Netherlands create world's first solar-powered ambulance
A Dutch student team unveiled an off-grid medical vehicle that reaches remote areas without relying on power grids or regular fuel supplies.
The Arctic without diesel: Russia builds first autonomous research station on renewable energy
Construction of the Snowflake international Arctic station has begun in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — a unique research complex operating without diesel fuel or centralized power grids.
China bets on speed: first new-generation pumped storage hydropower plant to be equipped with unique spherical valve
China has started building a 500 MW pumped storage plant, set to be the world’s first next-gen facility with an innovative high-speed spherical valve.