On April 15, the first round of bidding for Kazakhstan’s 2025 renewable energy projects was held, with Universal Energy successfully securing a 1GW wind power and a 600MWh supporting energy storage system, further solidifying the company’s leading position in Central Asia’s renewable energy market.

The auction, organized by Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy, marked the country’s first-ever integrated “wind power + energy storage” project tender, releasing a total of 1GW in wind power capacity along with its supporting storage system for online bidding. The project is located in Kostanay, northern Kazakhstan. Once operational, it is expected to generate approximately 3.9 billion kWh of electricity annually, reducing carbon emissions by 3.9 million tons per year. The energy storage system will help balance wind power fluctuations and enhance grid stability.

During the bidding process, four renewable energy companies competed, submitting a total of 20 proposals. After intense competition, Universal Energy emerged as the winning bidder for the 1GW wind power and 600MWh energy storage system.

Nan Yi, Chairman and President of Universal Energy, stated that this successful bid further demonstrates the company’s international competitiveness in overseas renewable energy markets. “We will leverage our full-industry-chain advantages in renewable power and energy storage technologies to advance the project with high standards and quality, striving to build a benchmark ‘renewable energy + energy storage’ integrated project in Central Asia. This will contribute to the optimization of Kazakhstan’s—and the broader Central Asian region’s—energy structure.”

Up to now, Universal Energy has 17 renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan, including those connected to the grid, under construction, and in the pipeline, with a total capacity of nearly 2GW, making it the largest and most competitive clean energy provider in Central Asia.