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Advanced Economic Cooperationin Sectors and IndustriesTable 11.4.Electricitytransmission byRussia throughKazakhstan’s powersystem (million kWh)Source: ESI SB RAS,based on data fromKOREM; KEGOC;System Operator– Central DispatchDepartmentTable 11.4 shows the estimated transit from the Urals IPS to the Siberian IPSthrough Kazakhstan. Although these are estimates, they illustrate Kazakhstan’srole in ensuring sustainable power supplies to Siberia and the European part ofRussia.Indicator 2008 2009 2010Received by Russia from Kazakhstan 4,090 5,737 5,985Siberian IPS 4,088 5,737 5,985South IPS 2Kazakhstan’s electricity exports to Russia 2,213.6 2,157.4 1,538Total electricity transit 1,876.4 3,579.6 4,447KyrgyzstanIn 2010 the balance of electricity exports and imports was 1.559 TWh (seeTable 11.5). Kazakhstan was Kyrgyzstan’s largest export customer. Kyrgyzexports and the net power flow were growing steadily over the period. Thecountry also transits electricity.Table 11.5.Electricity exportsand importsbetween Kyrgyzstanand neighbouringcountries(million kWh)Source: ESI SBRAS, based on datafrom the NationalStatistical Committeeof the KyrgyzRepublic; StatisticsAgency under thePresident of theKyrgyz Republic;KEGOCNote: N/A – data notavailableIndicator 2008 2009 2010January-September2011January-September 2010(for reference)Import 6.9 0 76.3 N/A N/AUzbekistan 6.9 insignificant 76.3 N/A N/AExport 578.9 1,033.8 1,635.4 N/A N/AKazakhstan 555.3 968.5 1,634.6 2,125 1,100Tajikistan 23.6 7.7 0 N/A N/AChina N/A N/A N/A 0.864 0.799Uzbekistan N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ABalance 572 1,033.8 1,559.1 N/A N/ATransit from Tajikistanto KazakhstanTransit from Kazakhstanto Tajikistan21.1 219.2 0 N/A N/A21.1 88.4 0 N/A N/AThe electricity exchange between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (before it wasdisconnected from the Central Asian IPS) took place primarily in winter whenKyrgyzstan’s supplies were used to compensate for power deficit in the northof Tajikistan. Small amounts of electricity were exported to Uzbekistan underintergovernmental irrigation agreements covering water and power exchange(Inogate, 2011).192 EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook 2012