???? 據俄羅斯油氣網3月15日消息稱，在埃尼集團啟動了在哈薩克斯坦南部土耳其斯坦厄塔剌新建太陽能電廠的建設后，哈薩克斯坦在加強能源安全方面又邁出了一步。

????該50兆瓦光伏電站的建設項目由意大利和哈薩克斯坦合資企業Arm Wind LLP實施，并得到哈薩克投資國家公司的支持。

????Arm Wind LLP董事總經理Alex Stilovato表示:“在土耳其斯坦地區，我們正在啟動一個新項目——建設一個太陽能發電廠。厄塔剌地區有大量的晴天，這將使我們能夠在這里生產足夠的電力。我們完全支持哈薩克斯坦關于向可再生能源過渡的政策。根據埃尼集團發布的一份聲明，該工廠將占地100公頃，將安裝10萬多塊電池板和一個新的變電站。

????一旦啟動，該廠每年將產生9千萬千瓦時的電力。它將彌補土耳其斯坦地區2％的電力赤字。 該工程計劃于今年年底完成。據報道，該地區太陽能發電廠建設的投資總額將超過2790萬美元，并將創造約200個新工作崗位。

????該項目還有望在電站使用期內幫助減少約120萬噸二氧化碳當量的溫室氣體排放。埃尼的官員認為，這將有助于哈薩克斯坦電力部門的脫碳，并支持該國2050年實現50%的電力來自可再生能源的宏偉目標。

????根據2009年生效的《京都議定書》，哈薩克斯坦承諾到2020年減少15%的碳排放，到2050年減少30%。盡管化石燃料儲量巨大，該國仍致力于轉向綠色經濟，并決心到2030年，可再生能源發電占總發電量的10%;到本世紀中葉至少一半。

????曹海斌 摘譯自 俄羅斯油氣網

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????Italian Eni launches construction of solar farm in Kazakhstan

????Kazakhstan took another step toward strengthening its energy security this week after Eni launched the construction of a new solar farm in Otrar, Turkestan, Kazakhstan’s southern region, Caspian news reported.

????The project to construct the 50 MW photovoltaic plant is being implemented by a joint Italian-Kazakh venture, Arm Wind LLP and with the support of Kazakh Invest national company.

????Alex Stilovato, Managing Director of Arm Wind LLP, said: In the Turkestan region, we are starting a new project - the construction of a solar power plant. The presence of a large number of sunny days in the Otrar region will allow us to produce a sufficient amount of electricity here. We fully support the policy of Kazakhstan on the transition to renewable energy sources. According to a statement issued by Eni, the plant will cover an area of 100 hectares, where more than 100,000 panels and a new electrical substation will be installed.

????once launched, the plant will generate: 90 million kWh of electricity per year. It will cover 2 % of the electricity deficit in the Turkestan region. The construction is planned to be completed by the end of the year. The volume of investments in the region as part of the construction of the solar farm will reportedly exceed $27.9 million, and about 200 new jobs will be created.

????The project is also expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 1.2 million tons of CO2 equivalent over the plant’s lifetime. Officials from Eni believe this will contribute to the decarbonization of the power sector of Kazakhstan and support the country’s ambitious goal to generate 50 % of its electricity from renewables by 2050.

????Under the Kyoto Protocol, which went into effect in 2009, Kazakhstan vowed to reduce its carbon emissions by 15 % by 2020 and up to 30 % by 2050. The country is committed to switching to a green economy, despite vast fossil fuel reserves, and is determined to generate 10 % of its electricity from renewables by 2030; and at least half by mid-century.