Kazakhstan

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

 
 
Average annual growth rate (%)
1990 2000 2005 2011 2012 2013 2000 to 2013
Population (millions persons) 16.298 14.902 15.075 16.675 16.911 17 1.03
Population density (inhabitants/km2) 6.15 5.468 5.532 6.12 6.2 6.24 1.03
Urban population as % of total 57.01 56.35 57.15 54.66 54.8 54.9 0.78
Area (1000 km2)   2724.9

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Average annual growth rate (%)
  1990 2000 2005 2011 2012 2013 2000 to 2013
GDP (millions of current US$) 40,304 18,292 57,123.7 184,463.5 200,388.2 220,345 9.25
GDP per capita (current US$ per capita) 2,465 1,229 3,771 11,062 12,118 12,933 20.1
Dollar rate, tenge per 1 US dollar 142.13 132.88 146.62 149.1 182

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED ENERGY RESERVES

 
 
Fossil Fuels Nuclear Renewables
Solid Liquid Gas Uranium Hydro Solar
(1) (2) (3)
Total amount in specific units* 170,200 6,500 1,820 1,500,000 2,350 3,900,000
Total amount in Exajoule (EJ) 942.20 31.16 66.28 328.31(372.08 47.2 5.525

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS (EJ)

         Average annual growth rate (%)
  1990 2000 2005 2010* 2000 to year*
 Energy consumption**        
       - Total 5.55 2.31 3.01 3.83 28
- Solids*** 1.62 0.84 1 1.11 15
- Liquids 0.74 0.28 0.38 0.53 37
- Gases 0.43 0.19 0.18 0.81 172
- Other 2.76 1.01 1.45 1.37 24.5
 Energy production
       - Total 6.42 4.67 6.33 8.33 34
- Solids*** 2.5 1.45 1.56 1.99 18
- Liquids 1.08 1.48 2.28 2.88 27
- Gases 0.24 0.31 0.33 1.02 108
- Other**** 2.6 1.44 2.16 2.44 31.5
 Net import (Import - Export)
       - Total -0.24 -1.63 -2.58 -3.12

TABLE 4.5. DOMESTIC COAL, OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION

 Years Coal
(million tons)
Oil
(million tons)
Natural Gas
(billion m3)
1995 83.3 18.1 5.9
2000 74.9 30.6 11.5
2005 90.1 52.4 24.6
2010 103.51 67.9 36.2
2013 119.86 81.7 41.9

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

2005 2010 2012 2013
Capacity of electrical plants (GWe) 18.993 19.128 20.678 20.761
Thermal 16.774 17.576 17.650
Hydro 2.314 3.111 3.111
Electricity production (TWh) 67.847 82.629 90.53 91.88
Thermal 59.5 72.47 76.04 77.41
Hydro 8.21 10 14.48 14.47
Total electricity consumption (TWh) 67.717 76.560 91.4 89.57

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

  2000 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013
Electricity production (TWh) 51.6 71.6 80.35 82.66 90.53 91.88
Electricity production per capita (GWh)  3.48 4.7 5.03 5.03 5.35 5.4

TABLE 8: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2014

Reactor Unit Type Net
Capacity
[MW(e)]
Status Operator Reactor
Supplier
Construction
Date
First
Criticality
Date
First Grid
Date
Commercial
Date
Shutdown
Date
UCF
for
2014
AKTAU FBR 52 Permanent Shutdown MAEC-KAZ MAEC-KAZ 1964-10-01 1972-11-01 1973-07-16 1973-07-16 1999-04-22
Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System (PRIS).
Note: Table 7 is completely generated from PRIS data to reflect the latest available information and may be more up to date than the text of the report.

TABLE 8. PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Station/Project name Type Capacity Expected Construction Start Year Expected Commercial Year
NA NA NA NA NA