Аннотации:
The independent Kazakhstan is highly inefficient in electricity production, transmission and distribution infrastructure, while electricity prices both
for industry and residential consumers is significantly lower that world average level due to abundance of oil, gas and coal resources. As a result of
resource usage inefficiency, the country loss of 3-5% of national growth domestic product and competitiveness on international economic arena. The
aim of this study is to determine the possibilities of ensuring economic growth in Kazakhstan by improving the energy efficiency of the economy. The
paper proposes to identify the relationship between economic growth and energy efficiency in Kazakhstan by applying the correlation-regression and
comparative analysis of the dynamics of the national gross product and its specific energy intensity, which will determine and substantiate the priority
direction of increasing energy efficiency and sustainable development in Kazakhstan. The result of correlation-regression analysis reveals that an
increase in the price of electricity supply for industry by 2.5 KZT tenge per 1 kW leads to an improvement in the energy intensity of GDP by 0.012 kg
per 47,000 KZT (or 100 USD), and an increase in the price of electricity supply for the population by 2.5 KZT per 1 kW leads to an improvement
in energy intensity GDP by 0.005 kg per 47,000 KZT. In discussion, the article argues that country is mostly focuses on development of renewable
energy sector, while considering the situation that Kazakhstan is geographically large country with high energy losses during the transmission and
distribution electricity system, the application of the Smart Grid technologies seems as a prerequisite for improvement of energy efficiency and
economic growth in Kazakhstan.
