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Kazakhstan Expands Coal Capacity to Secure Energy Supply

By Ayana Birbayeva  on 2 March 2026

ALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to meet projected demand for more than 19 million tons of coal annually for new energy projects by expanding production capacity, Vice Minister of Energy Yerlan Akbarov announced during a March 2 meeting with the country’s largest coal mining companies. Akbarov emphasized that the project...