LET THERE BE LIGHT! ALMATY POWER ENGINEERS CELEBRATE THEIR PROFESSIONAL HOLIDAY

It is no secret that the basis for the prosperity of society in the modern world is energy. Electricity is firmly embedded in our daily lives. The truth about people, representatives of the most peaceful and creative profession, which deserves all respect, we remember only in those rare cases when the houses become dark and uncomfortable.

The Almaty power complex has been providing heat and light to the entire region for 70 years. In the process from production to energy supply to consumers, hundreds of people work around the clock, without breaks and weekends in a shift schedule. The regional energy complex owned by Samruk-Energy JSC includes three independent companies, each of which performs its own specific functions. Thus, the power generating process is subordinated to JSC ” Almaty Electric Stations “(JSC “AlES”), the transportation of generated energy is handled by JSC” Alatau Zharyk Companyasya “(JSC” AZhK”), the sale of generated and delivered energy falls on the shoulders of JSC”AlmatyEnergoSbyt”. The entire complex serves a total of 2,806,053 residents of the region, including 1,487,341 citizens, and 1,318,712 residents of the Almaty region, and, according to Mikhail Hamburger, General Director of AlmatyEnergoSbyt, the number of energy consumers is increasing every year.

– Over the past year, the number of electricity consumers has increased by 44,000 inhabitants, and the growth is constant, this circumstance requires the power engineers of Almaty and the Almaty region to “keep their finger on the pulse”, meet the increased requirements for safety and uninterrupted power supply, – said Mikhail Hamburger.

The Almaty energy complex is developing dynamically, and a strong investment policy is being implemented. And thanks to the government’s decree on the introduction of marginal tariffs, it allowed energy producers to renew and start reconstructing energy facilities.

“At all stations, we are committed to modernizing production, introducing new technologies that are more economical and modern, in order to provide our citizens with heat and light,” said Nurlan Mukhamed – Rakhimov, Chairman of the Management Board of Almaty Electric Power Stations JSC.

Summing up the results of the jubilee year on the eve of the celebration of the “Power Engineer’s Day”, the best employees of the industry were awarded government awards, as well as Honorary Power Engineer of the Republic of Kazakhstan badges.

Ruslan ESKENDIR, photo by Konstantin KNYAZEVICH, Almaty