Company Operations

Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) JSC has been established in pursuance of the Kazakhstan Government Decree dated 14 July 1997.

The Company founder is the State Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan for State Assets Management. The state owns 100% of Company’s shares.

The authorized capital of KEGOC was based on the assets of KazakhstanEnergo National Energy Company.
The assets includes 110–1150 kV transmission lines and substations, which provide cross-border power flows, delivery of power from the public service power plants, links between regional power grid companies and bulk consumers, and form the National Power Grid together with the National Power Center.

The National Power Grid provides transmission of electricity from power producers delivering electricity directly to the Grid to the bulk consumers connected to the Grid (distribution companies, bulk consumers).

KEGOC is in charge of creating the development strategy, forming the technical policy for the sector, preparing the future plans and programs, managing the balance.

In accordance with the Government Program for Future Electricity Market Development for 1997–2000 and the Government Resolution, KEGOC is entrusted with the powers of the institutor and technical operator of the wholesale electricity market.

The wholesale electricity market is a system of free sell-buy contract-based relationships and electricity transmission between the market participants. The participants are the power producing organizations, national transmission system, regional transmission and distribution electrical networks, bulk consumers, and other organizations covered by the operation-dispatch control. This system shall provide equal access for all participants to offered goods and services.