Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Energy meets with Mayor of Almaty city

Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Energy meets with Mayor of Almaty city

The Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Energy, Kairat Maxutov, paid a working visit to Almaty, where he met with the Akim (Mayor) of the city, Darkhan Satybaldy. During the meeting, Kairat Maxutov presented an overview of the operations of the Almaty Energy Hub enterprises owned by Samruk-Energy’s subsidiaries – APP and AZhC.

"The company’s energy facilities successfully navigated the 2024–2025 autumn-winter period, ensuring stable and reliable heat and power supply across the region without any technological disruptions affecting the temperature schedule. The thermal regime was maintained strictly in accordance with the schedule set by the district heating network"- noted Kairat Maxutov.

The chief executives of Almaty Power Plants JSC (APP) and Alatau Zharyk Company JSC (AZhC) reported on the ongoing preparations for the upcoming autumn-winter season.

Yeryk Mashirov, Chairman of the Management Board of APP, stated that as part of preparations for the 2025–2026 heating season, the company is implementing a comprehensive maintenance campaign for its core equipment. The plan includes 70 scheduled maintenance works, of which 31 have already been completed and 10 are currently in progress.

Abai Asylov, Chairman of the Management Board of AZhC, updated the Mayor of the city on the company’s operational performance. The actual volume of electricity transmission in 2024 amounted to 9,268 million kWh, exceeding the planned target by 3%.

AZhC’s maintenance campaign is progressing according to schedule. To date, the company has completed repairs on 554 km of overhead and underground power lines, and around 500 substations, transformer substations, and distribution points.

Following the reports, the head of Samruk-Energy and Mayor of Almaty city discussed the reconstruction of the CHP-2 – Western Heat Complex (WHC) heat main, the modernization of Almaty CHP-2 with a focus on minimizing environmental impact, and the reconstruction of Almaty CHP-3.