BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30. Ansar
Aidarov has been appointed Chairman of the Management Board of
Samruk-Energy JSC, according to a decision by the Management Board
of Samruk-Kazyna JSC, Samruk-Kazyna said.
Samruk-Kazyna Chairman of the Management Board Nurlan
Zhakupov introduced the newly appointed head to the company's
employees and held a working meeting.
During the meeting, Zhakupov stressed the need to
strictly adhere to deadlines for implementing major investment
projects and called for the timely commissioning of power
plants.
Aidarov has been working within the Samruk-Kazyna
group of companies since 2013. He previously served as General
Director of Energy of Semirechye LLP, Head of the Project Office,
and Chief Investment Officer at Samruk-Energy.
On October 28, the Government of Kazakhstan announced
that Kairat Maksutov had been relieved of his position as Chairman
of the Management Board of Samruk-Energy.
The decision was made due to unsatisfactory progress
in implementing the company's strategic investment projects, as
well as insufficient oversight of compliance with construction and
commissioning deadlines for new generating capacity.
Samruk-Energy is Kazakhstan's largest diversified
electric power holding company. Its main activities include the
generation of electricity and heat, transmission, distribution and
sale of electricity, and thermal coal mining. The company
implements coordinated state policy in the power sector and
contributes to the country's energy security through the
modernization, reconstruction and construction of generating
facilities.
