Kazakhstan pays half of what Poland pays for the atom. The Chinese will build two power plants
– Currently, employees of the Nuclear Energy Agency and the Company “Kazakhstan Atomic Power Plant” are analyzing possible locations. A necessary condition is that there would be a permanent source of water supply near the power plant – said Sklar.
The politician also announced that the authorities would determine the location of the second and third nuclear power plant this year. The Kursiv Media portal also reminded that the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan is to build a consortium led by Russian Rosatom. It will be located in the Almacki region in the south of the country, near Lake Bałchasz. It is 15 in the world in terms of surface, a global lake unique on a scale, because about 46 percent. Its volume is sweet water, and about 54 percent Salt water.
Half of the Polish price of the first nuclear power plant
The first nuclear power plant is to be launched in the 1930s. Its basket is to amount to $ 14 billion. For 2.4 GW of power, and it will be built by Russian Rosatom. For comparison, the first nuclear power plant in Poland is to have a power of 3.75 GW and will cost PLN 192 billion, i.e. $ 51.1 billion. This means that We pay $ 13.6 billion for one gigawat of power, and Kazakhstan will pay $ 5.8 billion, more than half of what Poland.
About the need to launch nuclear energy in Kazakhstan-in the face of the growing demand of the country for energy and insufficient power of the current infrastructure-said the president of the country at the beginning of 2024, Kaszym-Zomart Tokajew. October 6 last year A nationwide referendum was held, in which most citizens (approx. 72 percent) were in favor of the construction of a nuclear power plant.
The possible date of launching the second and third nuclear gym in Kazakhstan was not informed.
In June 2025, enterprises from China, France and Japan were announced that the first power plant will be built in June 2025.
The nuclear energy construction project is to help balance the growing electricity deficit in Kazakhstan, which in January 2025 reached 5.7 million MWh, compared to 2.4 million MWh a year earlier, “The Times of Central Asia” said. To cover his current energy demand, Kazakhstan imports electricity mainly from Russia.
