Kazakhstan's heating season shows major energy infrastructure gains in 2025–2026
The Kazakh government has reviewed the outcomes of the 2025-2026 heating season. Deputy Energy Minister Sungat Yessimkhanov presented the findings, highlighting key improvements in infrastructure and reliability. Investments and repairs played a major role in reducing equipment wear and technical failures across the country’s energy systems. Funding for power plant repairs rose by 6% last year, reaching 348 billion tenge. This boost allowed for extensive maintenance, including overhauls of 10 power units, 63 boilers, and 39 turbines. As a result, equipment wear at power plants fell to 53%, while electrical grids saw a reduction to 66.2%.
The electrical grid itself received significant attention. Over 17,000 km of power lines and 420 substations were repaired. These efforts contributed to a 12% drop in technical failures within the grid and a 15% decline at power stations. Heating networks also benefited from increased investment, which grew by 16% to 129 billion tenge. A total of 323 km of heating networks were reconstructed, lowering overall wear to 50%. Reports of temperature schedule violations in these networks plummeted threefold. The improvements shifted several facilities into better operational categories. Five combined heat and power plants moved from the high-risk 'red' zone to the 'yellow' zone, while three others progressed from 'yellow' to the stable 'green' zone.
The 2025-2026 heating season saw measurable progress in Kazakhstan’s energy infrastructure. Higher funding and targeted repairs reduced equipment wear, cut technical failures, and improved reliability. These changes have set a stronger foundation for the country’s power and heating systems moving forward.
