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ASTANA (TCA) — At the EXPO 2017 on “Future Energy” in Astana in Kazakhstan, on June 13, the United Nations called on governments, businesses, and cities to increase their efforts to accelerate the transition towards clean energy. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — “Arnasay Green Technologies Centre is a unique hub with an entire cluster of innovations, which form a green platform for all those who wish to learn, share, and disseminate this knowledge,” the United Nations Commissioner-General to EXPO-2017 in Astana, Cihan Sultanoglu, said to the media during her visit to Arnasay on June 12. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The pavilion “World of Nuclear Energy” was presented at the international exhibition EXPO-2017 in Astana on June 10. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on June 11 said it is financing the 50 MW Burnoye Solar-2 project in Kazakhstan in partnership with the multilateral Clean Technology Fund (CTF). Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Countries of Central Asia and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have released a Communiqué on accelerating renewable energy deployment in the region. The Communiqué was released in the framework of the Energy Ministerial, Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Energy at the Astana EXPO-2017 in Kazakhstan, IRENA said on June 11. The meeting identified six key areas to facilitate the uptake of renewables and help diversify the region’s energy mix, reflected in detail in a regional Action Plan. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Within a decade, solar energy could become a significant alternative source of energy for remote communities in Kazakhstan, UNDP said on June 10 at the EXPO 2017 in Astana, pointing out that solar energy could cover 15 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2030. Continue reading