Astana Conference on Sustainable Energy Security through an Energy Transition

NNWI believes Central Asia region has the potential to soon-move-away from its dependence on fossil fuels and aims to support its switch to low-carbon energy sources.

During this conference, Kazakh experts discussed the region’s sustainable energy security prospects by looking at the energy transition efforts followed by a discussion on nuclear power plant construction, governance and regulatory framework, benefits of nuclear power and safety of nuclear technologies.

Agenda:

09:00 Registration

09:30 Opening welcome by Tim Yeo and Baurzhan Ibrayev of the New Nuclear Watch Institute and Kirri Hendriksen of the British Embassy in Astana

10:00 Coffee Break

10:30 Panel: Energy Sector Governance Prospects in Kazakhstan

Bakhytzhan Dzhaksaliev, Honorary Power Engineer of the CIS
Petr Svoik, Political Scientist, Independent Expert in Kazakhstan
Seit Aliyev, Director of the Information Center for Atomic Technologies
Autalipov Galymbek, Director of the Generation Department at the Samruk Energy

11:30 Coffee Break

12:00 Panel: Benefits of Nuclear Power and the Safety of Nuclear Technologies

Irina Tazhibayeva, Executive Directorof the Nuclear Technology Safety Center
Maxim Zdorovec, Head of Astana Branch, Institute of Nuclear Physics
Denis Zarva, Deputy Chief Engineer, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Valery Adodin, Executive Director of the Nuclear Energy Consulting and Services

13:00 Closing remarks by Tim Yeo and Baurzhan Ibrayev of the New Nuclear Watch Institute and Kirri Hendriksen of the British Embassy in Astana

Speakers