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Asset classes
- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
- Refinery279
- Storage / Tank Farm38
- Oil / Commodity Contract19
- Hydrogen Project18
- Carbon Capture (CCS)16
Chokepoints
Interconnector
Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan interconnection
Largest interconnector in Kazakhstan of 6 · top 16% worldwide (#110 of 704)
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 2,790 MW
- Length
- 191 km
- Voltage
- 500 kV
- Connects to
- Kyrgyzstan
- Geometry
- Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route
Comparable interconnectors · Kazakhstan · 6 ranked
- #1Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan interconnection2.8 GW
- #2Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan interconnection1.0 GW
- #3Kazakhstan – Russia - Ural federal district interconnection280 MW
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Bishkekselmash power station2.3 km · Power Plant · 340 MW · gas
- Bishkek power station3.5 km · Power Plant · 813 MW · coal
- Bishkek power station3.5 km · Power Plant · 778 MW · gas
- Technolin LLC Cement Plant21 km · Cement Plant
- Kant Cement Plant22 km · Cement Plant
On the interactive map
Assumed power factor of 1 by converting MVA into MW. See Table 3.12 in the UNECE report for existing line data. — No planned lines on KAZ grid map that is up to date as of 2023.
SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)