News
Anticipated internal demand for electric power in 2009 will be met by means of domestic power generating capacities, announced Nesipkul Bertisbayev, Head of the Electric Power and Coal Industry Department at the Kazakh Energy Ministry.
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed a package of amendments into the Kazakh Constitution for consideration of the Parliament.
Over 180 competing projects totally worth USD 100 billion have been proposed to be included into the list of break-through projects. This was announced at a Government sitting by Aslan Musin, Kazakh Vice PM – Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning.
Portfolio of promising projects supported by the Kazakh institutes of development has reached USD 10 billion. This was announced at a Government sitting by Mr. Kairat Kelimbetov, Head of the Kazyna Sustainable Development Fund.
The Caspian Route for Central Asia gas coming from Central Asia to Europe, a rival to the Trans-Caspian Project, seems to be taking shape eventually. Following the much-spoken-about summit, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan agreed to overhaul the worn-out Caspian gas pipe and construct a new parallel one.
Galym Orazbakov, Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and Trade, announced drafting of the State Program of Housing Construction for 2008-2010. The draft will be submitted to the Government in May.
In the city of Turkmenbashi, leaders of Kazakhstan, Russian and Turkmenistan, commenced talks on the project to construct a major Caspian gas pipeline. “We are strongly for greater cooperation. These are purely economic projects, there’s no politics involved”, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev said in the course of the meeting.
Documents
- National Laws and Decrees of the Kazakhstan President
- Government Regulations and Prime Minister Instructions
- Government Programs
- Public speeches of the Prime Minister and members of the Government