Kazakhstan invests KZT 130 bln in electricity production - D.Turganov

ASTANA. March 16. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ Kazakhsatn invests KZT 130 bln in the field of electricity production this year.

Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies Duissenbai Turganov has announced it at the national meeting in Astana.

The Vice Minister reminded that since 2009 financing of the electricity field increased. In 2009 about KZT 65 bln was attracted and new capacities - about 90 megawatt were launched. Last year the volume of investments increased to KZT 85 bln, and powers input exceeded 100 megawatt.

"This year we plan to raise these investments to KZT 130 bln and capacities to 400 megawatt," D.Turganov said.