Kazakhstan generated 91.7bn kWh of electricity in January-September 2026, up 2% year over year, while oil production reached 69.4mn tons and natural gas output totaled 47.4bn cubic meters, Deputy Energy Minister Yerlan Akbarov reported at a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
Oil production losses have been reduced from 5.9mn tons to 1.9mn tons as the government negotiates with major oil producers to increase output. Scheduled maintenance at the Kashagan and Tengiz fields has been postponed to compensate for earlier production declines. Kazakhstan forecasts oil production of 96mn tons in 2026.
Oil production at Tengiz amounted to 26.7mn tons, equivalent to 88% of the planned volume, while Kashagan produced 12.8mn tons, or 94%, and Karachaganak delivered 7.5mn tons, or 82%.
Petroleum product output rose 2.4% year over year to 11.9mn tons in the first nine months. Gasoline production increased 3.9% to 4.6mn tons, diesel output grew 3.3% to 4.8mn tons, and jet fuel production climbed 21.8% to 0.7mn tons. Fuel oil output fell 31.8% to 0.8mn tons. The full-year target is 15.5mn tons of petroleum products.
Source: Official information resource of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Natural gas production declined 8.1% year over year to 47.4bn cubic meters, against a full-year forecast of 64.5bn cubic meters. Domestic consumption of marketable gas reached 14.9bn cubic meters, up 3.4%, while liquefied petroleum gas production stood at 2.29mn tons, down 0.2%. Gas transit through Kazakhstan totaled 50.9bn cubic meters, a decrease of 3.1%.
To address electricity shortages, Kazakhstan plans to bring about 2.4 GW of conventional power capacity online in 2026. Projects include upgrades to Almaty CHP-2 and CHP-3, construction of a combined-cycle power plant in the Turkestan region, and the commissioning of a turbine unit and boiler at Atyrau CHP.
A 240 MW combined-cycle power plant has already been commissioned in the Kyzylorda region. Three waste heat boilers and a steam turbine with a generator have also been brought online at the 17 MW Tekeli power complex.
Renewable energy generation reached 7.8bn kWh in January-September, up 21% year over year, against a full-year target of 8.8bn kWh.
Seven renewable energy facilities with a combined capacity of 212.6 MW have been commissioned so far this year, including four wind farms with 150 MW of capacity and three solar power plants totaling 62.6 MW. By year-end, authorities plan to bring two additional solar power plants with a combined capacity of 30 MW and a 3.2 MW hydropower plant online, completing the planned commissioning of 10 renewable energy facilities with a total capacity of 245.8 MW.