Balkhash power station

The Balkhash power station is a proposed 1320 MW thermal power station in the South Kazakhstan area, planned to start operation in 2018.

The plant was originally planned to be 4000 MW. Due to lack of funding in 1996, the project was cancelled.

In 2007 the government decided to construct 1000-1300 MW of the station, and put out a bid in 2012, taken up by a consortium of companies from South Korea. The consortium will provide US$900 million for the project, and Kazakhstan's Samruk Energo will contribute US$300 million.

The plant will be burning coal from the Ekibastuz coal basin.

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