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Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held talks on advancing cooperation in decarbonization, renewable energy and modernization of the country’s power infrastructure.
Vice Minister of Energy Sungat Yesimkhanov thanked the bank for its long-standing support of Kazakhstan’s energy sector. He reaffirmed the country’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2060 and stressed its active low-carbon economic policies.
The sides reviewed targets to boost renewables from 6% to 15% by 2030 and 50% by 2050, and discussed attracting investors through annual auctions. They also highlighted the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and the EBRD, under which nearly $590 million in renewable energy projects have been financed, adding 788 MW of capacity.
Discussions also covered the Just Energy Transition Platform (JETP), announced by Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the UN General Assembly, which aims to attract climate financing and ensure an inclusive energy transition.
The integration of Western Kazakhstan’s grid with the national system, in partnership with KEGOC, was another focus, along with a joint project to enhance Astana’s power supply through a second power center and 500 kV transmission line, set for completion in 2028.
The Ministry expressed readiness to further deepen its partnership with the EBRD through priority projects supporting sustainable energy transition.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan highlighted Azerbaijan’s desire to prevent future threats, while stressing the importance for Armenia to unblock communications and participate in the Zangezur Corridor project.
Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, engaged in extensive discussions at the U.S. Congress on strategic partnership, regional issues, and global peace initiatives.
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijan’s Academy of Sciences (ANAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vatican Apostolic Library and Archive to preserve and digitise documents on Azerbaijani history, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Israel has launched new airstrikes on Sanaa and al-Jawf, targeting Houthi military sites in retaliation for recent attacks on its territory.
Kazakhstan and Pakistan have pledged to expand bilateral collaboration between the two countries by signing a mutual agreement hoping to bolster total trade volume to $1 billion.
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