At KEGOC's office, USAID representatives presented the findings of two technical studies conducted in Central Asia, titled "Assessment of Regional Flexibility Capacity Requirements" and "Impact of RES Integration on the Regional Transmission System and Criteria for Grid Investment."

As part of the regional requirements study, USAID experts thoroughly examined the level of generation flexibility in Central Asia and its impact on projected grid operation scenarios with large-scale RES deployment across the region. To illustrate, the researchers demonstrated the regional generation dispatch model and market simulation model developed to address regional flexibility requirements and RES integration analysis.

The analysis indicates that, by 2032, the region has the potential to diversify and decarbonise its generation portfolio significantly through large-scale RES integration. However, attention will be needed for active capacity balancing due to the impact of renewables. The experts provided recommendations for further grid reinforcement to enable effective integration of the projected RES levels within the power systems of each Central Asian country.

"Today, we had a productive meeting with our colleagues from USAID. We reviewed the study findings, which will be invaluable for effectively planning the next steps to prepare the power system for large-scale clean energy integration in the region and to manage the transfer of growing electricity volumes between the power systems of Central Asia," said Nabi Aitzhanov, Chairman of the Management Board of KEGOC.