Burnoy Solar — Kazakhstan
Solar power plant in Ongtustik Qazaqstan, Kazakhstan. Approximate location 42.7112, 70.8203.
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Burnoy Solar is a 50 MW solar power plant in Ongtustik Qazaqstan, Kazakhstan. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #77 of 80 Kazakhstan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 1.6% of Kazakhstan's electricity; the national grid averages 805 gCO₂/kWh (14.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023572.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000800855; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 50 MW, Burnoy Solar is around the median solar plant in Kazakhstan (50 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Kazakhstan solar capacity
- 18.5% of 270 MW across 5 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 4 dated solar plants in Kazakhstan are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest solar plants in Kazakhstan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 45% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 77/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest solar power plant of 5 in Kazakhstan by capacity.
Kazakhstan has 5 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 270 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Zhambyl II · Solar · 50 MW · Ongtustik Qazaqstan
- Jiangbuer power station · Gas · 100 MW · Jambyl
- OJSC Zhambyl GRES · Coal · 1,230 MW · Zhambyl
- Taraz power station · Gas · 150 MW · Jambyl
- Zhambyl GRES power station · Gas · 1,230 MW · Jambyl
- Turkistan power station · Gas · 926.5 MW · Turkistan
Location
Coordinates 42.7112, 70.8203 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Burnoy Solar?
Burnoy Solar is a 50 MW solar power plant in Ongtustik Qazaqstan, Kazakhstan, commissioned in 2015.