Two major wind farm projects are newly underway in Kazakhstan using Chinese turbines, as the country and wider Central Asian region begins to see the impact of a growing investment focus by China.
China’s State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC) has started building a 100MW project in southern Kazakhstan said to be the largest wind farm yet in Central Asia.
The Zhanatas phase 1 project, being constructed in the country’s Zhambyl province at a cost of $160m, is jointly developed by SPIC and local company Visor, owning 80% and 20% respectively.
