绿色能源“点亮”中亚

Group 1 - The green energy initiatives in Central Asian countries are increasingly being highlighted, with Kazakhstan's first 100 MW wind power project, the Zhanatas project, fully connected to the grid in June 2021, generating 1.379 billion kWh of green electricity by June 2025, enough to meet the needs of 3 million residents [1] - The project utilizes 40 smart wind turbines from the Chinese company Envision Energy, addressing Kazakhstan's long-standing issues of a single electricity production structure and supply-demand imbalance [1] - Uzbekistan's 1 GW solar photovoltaic project, funded by China Energy Construction Overseas Investment Co., is the first large-scale renewable energy project established by Chinese enterprises in Central Asia after the first China-Central Asia Summit in 2023, contributing significantly to the local energy structure transformation [2] Group 2 - The Tajikistan Graftnaya Hydropower Station, originally built during the Soviet era, underwent a seven-year technical renovation by Chinese firms, revitalizing its capacity and alleviating local electricity shortages [2] - The ongoing replacement project for the fourth unit of the Graftnaya Hydropower Station, also managed by Chinese enterprises, is expected to be connected to the grid by April 2027, further enhancing the station's operational stability and annual electricity generation [2] - Experts emphasize that Central Asian countries face challenges in their resource-based economic development models, and there is a collective consensus on the need for economic transformation towards green development, with China's renewable energy technologies playing a crucial role in this transition [3]