Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan):

Akimbaeva A. M., Professor, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, e-mail: amaim@yandex.ru

Results of analysis of the current status of energy industry of Kazakhstan and its key development aspects are considered within the foresight researches. There is given a scenary forecast of development of the power industry of Kazakhstan. The problems are solved in the context of this forecast. Technology road map of industry is presented along with the scheme of realization of the state energy policy in Kazakhstan for the period up to 2030.
This article presents the characteristics of the current status of energy complex of Kazakhstan. There are given the progressing recommendations for the priority development ways. There is presented the analysis of data about the key indices of industry, emerging technologies, modernization of industry trends, and forecast and development trends of the world's innovation.
According to the expert estimations, the most significant issues for Kazakhstan at the present time are related to the creation technologies of energy-efficient systems and production of energy, using the fossil fuels. Issues, related to atomic energy, are not very important. The least important issues are considered in the subject areas of "Technologies for hydrogen energy" and "Technologies of new and renewable sources of energy".

1. Akimbaeva A. M., Dzekunov V. P. Innovatsii – Innovations, 2011, No. 11, pp. 60–65.
2. 50 KZ – Journal «50 KZ», 2009, No. 9(15), pp. 24–26.
3. Mamraev B. B., Akimbaeva A. M. Narodnoe khozyaystvo. Voprosy innovatsionnogo razvitiya – National economy. Issues of innovation development, 2010, No. 4, pp. 394–402.
4. Akimbaeva A. M. Gornyi Zhurnal – Mining Journal, 2011, No. 10, pp. 28–31.