Masdar to develop 1 GW wind, 600 MWh battery project in Kazakhstan

Abu Dhabi-based renewables developer Masdar has signed an agreement with its partners for the development of a major wind-plus-batttery storage project in Kazakhstan’s Jambyl region.

The investment agreement was inked by Almassadam Satkaliyev, Kazakhstan Minister of Energy, and Abdulla Zayed, Director of Business and Project Development of Masdar on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku on Tuesday.

The project will feature a 1 GW wind farm coupled with a 600 MWh battery storage system, representing Masdar’s inaugural project in Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest economy.

The project is being co-developed by W Solar, Qazaq Green Power (a Samruk-Kazyna Group company), and the Kazakhstan Investment Development Fund, with Masdar as the lead developer.

Construction of the wind farm is expected to commence by Q1 2026. The timeline for the battery project development has not been announced.

“Providing 1GW of clean, emissions-free energy, wind farm in the Jambyl region demonstrates the scale of Kazakhstan’s renewable energy ambitions. We are committed to achieving our net zero by 2060 target and pleased to be collaborating with the UAE and Masdar to accelerate the energy transition in Kazakhstan,” Minister Satkaliyev said.

Kazakhstan aims to increase its renewables capacity to 15% of its energy supply by 2030 and further advance to 50% by 2050 and carbon neutrality by 2060.