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Largest power plants in Kazakhstan by capacity

The biggest power plants in Kazakhstan ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Ekibastuz-1 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	4,000
2	Aksu power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	2,210
3	Balkhash Ulken power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	1,320
4	MAEK-Kazatoprom TPP-2	Coal	Kazakhstan	1,255
5	OJSC Zhambyl GRES	Coal	Kazakhstan	1,230
6	Zhambyl GRES power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	1,230
7	Topar power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	1,179
8	Ekibastuz-2 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	1,000
9	Pavlodar TPP-1	Coal	Kazakhstan	855
10	MAEK 3 power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	855
11	Shymkent CHP-3 power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	716
12	MAEK 2 power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	685
13	JSC Bukhtarminskaya	Hydro	Kazakhstan	675
14	Tengizchevroil Future Growth Project power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	650
15	Karaganda GRES-2	Coal	Kazakhstan	608
16	Karaganda TPS-3 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	590
17	Almaty TPP-2	Coal	Kazakhstan	510
18	GTPP-500 Uralsk power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	496
19	Karaganda TETS 1	Coal	Kazakhstan	475
20	Karabatan power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	475
21	Pavlodar-3 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	440
22	Petropavlovsk-2 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	401
23	Kapchagan	Hydro	Kazakhstan	364
24	Astana-2 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	360
25	Semey-3 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	360
26	Pavlodar-1 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	350
27	Almaty-1 power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	345
28	Ust-Kamenogorsk HPP	Hydro	Kazakhstan	331
29	Ust-Kamenogorsk TETS power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	308
30	Almaty-3 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	290
31	Zhezkazgan power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	252
32	Tengizchevroil 3 power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	242
33	Kokshetau power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	240
34	Kashagan power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	238
35	Rudny power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	171
36	Zhanazhol 3 power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	160
37	Almaty CHP-1	Coal	Kazakhstan	145
38	Akturbo power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	135
39	Stepnogorsk power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	130
40	Kazakhmys Balkhash power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	120
41	Kumkol	Gas	Kazakhstan	100
42	Pavlodar-2 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	100
43	Saran	Solar	Kazakhstan	100
44	Karaganda-1 power station	Coal	Kazakhstan	84
45	Altaaqa Global Aktobe power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	82.8
46	Shalkiya power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	80
47	Sogrinsk	Coal	Kazakhstan	75
48	Ridder	Coal	Kazakhstan	59
49	Aktobe CHP power station	Gas	Kazakhstan	57
50	Burnoy Solar	Solar	Kazakhstan	50
51	Zhambyl II	Solar	Kazakhstan	50
52	Gulshat	Solar	Kazakhstan	40
53	Zhangiztobe	Solar	Kazakhstan	30

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in kazakhstan by capacity?

Ekibastuz-1 power station (Kazakhstan) ranks #1 with 4,000 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 53 power plants in Kazakhstan.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Ekibastuz-1 power station (4,000); 2. Aksu power station (2,210); 3. Balkhash Ulken power station (1,320).