The round table \"Sustainable development of the electric power industry in modern conditions\" has been held at AUPET

On December 21, 2021, at the Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications named after Gumarbek Daukeyev, the round table "Sustainable development of the electric power industry in modern conditions" was held online. It was timed to coincide with the Power Engineer's Day. This event was held jointly with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and KEGOC. “I want to congratulate you on your professional holiday. Energy is the foundation of economic and social well-being. And for the stable development of this industry, an integrated approach is needed. Therefore, we have gathered here to discuss topical issues and the latest trends,” said Saule S. Sagintayeva, the Rector of AUPET. 

After the rector's speech, Deputy Director of the Department “RES” of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alma Zhukenova spoke about the development of energy infrastructure and state support for green energy. “This year the share of VEI in Kazakhstan has reached 3%. 126 VEI facilities were deployed, which generate 1605 megawatts. In 2050, it is planned to increase the share of RES to 50%,” she said.

Then we listened to reports. Vice-rector for scientific and innovation activities Almaz Saukhimov in his report "Changes in the forecast balance of the UES of Kazakhstan until 2035" touched upon the key problems in ensuring the country's energy security. “We have forgotten one old phrase: the energy sector should be 10-15 years ahead of other sectors of the economy. Therefore, it is not surprising that today we are faced with an imbalance in the production and consumption of electricity. The overall level of electricity consumption has increased by 25%, which is associated with mining. And, faced with such challenges, our country will have to make an energy transition,” he said.

The next speaker was Azamat Ilyasov, Leading Researcher of the Scientific and Technical Center “Smart Power Grid”. He spoke about the cooperation of AUPET with the companies KEGOC, Institute for Automation of Energy Systems and FACEPLATE within the framework of the implementation of the software and hardware complex “Centralized system for automatic regulation of frequency and power flows”. The purpose of the “Centralized system for automatic regulation of frequency and power flows” is to maintain the planned balance of power in the power system. “To date, 25 power plants, 4 hydroelectric power plants (+ Cascade hydroelectric power plant), 1 Thermal Power Plant (Hydro-recirculation) have been connected to the “Centralized system for automatic regulation of frequency and power flow. A test system was installed on the AUPET servers,” he said.

It is important not only to be proud of your own achievements, but also not to stop learning - to adopt the best that is in other countries. Professor FH Westkuste University of Applied Science Nasipkul Duisembekova shared her German experience in the development of green energy in her report "Development of renewable energy sources in Germany." “Integration of RES into the power grid is a huge process. The International Energy Agency has divided this process into 6 phases and 6 actions: weather forecasting, electrical system control, energy storage, load management, network expansion, industry / electrification,” she said. In addition, issues in the development of such European “green cables” as projects NordLink, Westküsteleitung, Elbekreuzung II, SüdLink and UltraNet were touched upon in her presentation.

The European Green Energy Transition Model is exemplary. But problems in adapting this model in the post-Soviet conditions exist when industry and other sectors of the economy are lagging behind in innovation. Director of the Russian "Institute for Automation of Energy Systems" Arkady Landman shared his expert opinion on this in his report "Modern trends in the development of emergency automation in Russia." “The introduction of new technologies should solve existing and future problems, and not give birth to new ones. First of all, the introduction of renewable energy sources should not create problems for energy security. In some countries, we see an interesting picture when the traditional structure of generation and distribution of electricity breaks down, which leads to problems of power reserves and capacity, power balances and regimes, reliability and equipment life. Obviously, when introducing renewable energy sources, an integrated and balanced approach that takes into account the technical, economic and environmental consequences for the country's energy system should be used,” he said. His expert opinion sparked some discussion among the roundtable participants. Other speakers shared this opinion and came to the general conclusion that it is necessary to find sound approaches in order to avoid mistakes in the future.

The round table was concluded by summing up the results. The speakers and participants thanked the organizers of the event, expressed their readiness for further cooperation in the field of sustainable development of the electric power industry.

 

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