Kazakhstan Additional Service Providers: Vehicle Rental, Taxi Companies, Freight Forwarding Agents, Handling Equipment, Power Generation and ISPs
For information on Kazakhstan Additional Service Provider contact details, please see the following link:
4.9 Kazakhstan Additional Service Provision Contact List
Taxi Companies
Taxis usually cost (€2 to €6 within city). There is no need to
use official taxis in most cities, basically it can be stopped
almost any car on the street by raising your hand. but in Karaganda
the best way is one of taxis by phone.
Taxis to the airport vary greatly in price. Any foreigner will be
quoted a very expensive rate but usually cabs will come down once
they see they aren't going to be able to get that much. Do not
accept the first price as it will result in your being overcharged.
It should be less than USD10, although it can never be guaranteed
that a foreigner will get that price. A better option are the
minibuses and buses that go to the airport. The word "airport" is
very similar in Russian and English.
A common way to get around is by unofficial taxis. Any time of day,
just wave your hand and someone will stop. Locals do this all the
time. Negotiate the price and destination before you agree to go.
About $2-$4 is fair for a ride within the center of Almaty. If your
Russian is poor or non-existent, you will be charged a lot more
than locals; to avoid this, try to use public buses as much as you
can and don't hesitate to tell the driver how much you are ready to
pay. Do not get in a car if more than one person is driving. Also,
do not take these kind of taxis for long distances or anywhere that
goes through remote areas, as there are frequent robberies,
especially of foreigners. Always try to have exact amount of
money in cash since usually they will not give you
change.
Electricity and Power
Kazakhstan is one of the first countries of former Soviet Union that has developed a functioning electric power market. As a result of the reforms in the 90s:
- Division of power sector into competitive entities and regulated monopolies
- Large scale privatization of generation
- Creation of the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC)
- Formation of regional distribution companies (RECs.
The Concept of further development of market relations in the Kazakhstan power sector was approved in February of 2004. The Kazakhstan Electricity Law was passed in July 2004, providing framework for power market development.
- Total installed electricity capacity (2010): 19,127 MW
- Available capacity: 1,821 MW.
- Power Generation (2009): 78.4 billion kWh
- Fossil fuel 90.7 %
- Hydro: 9.3 %
There are 71 power stations, including five hydroelectric plants.
This represents an installed capacity of approximately 19,400 MW,
and available output 15,300 MW. At the moment, 85.5% of
Kazakhstan’s electricity comes from coal-fired plants and 8.7% from
hydroelectric sources. The coal fired plants are located in north
coal producing regions. Hydroelectric facilities are located mostly
along the Irtysh River. The southern regions of Kazakhstan do not
have an enough energy resources and electricity consumption is
covered by import from the Kyrgyz Republic.
Kazakhstan total primary energy supply (excluding electricity
trade) was 65,835 ktoe in 2009. Share of TPES was the
following:
- Coal/peat: 47.9%
- Gas:29.1 %
- Oil: 21.8%
- Hydro: 0.9%
- Combined renewable and waste: 0.2%.
Production Unit |
Type [1] |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
Current Production (MW) |
---|---|---|---|
n/a |
n/a |
19,12 MW |
15,300 MW |
[1] E.g. Hydroelectric power, Thermal power...
For information on Kazakhstan Power additional details, please see the following documents:
Kazakhstan Electricity Generation
Kazakhstan Power and Electricity Distribution
Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
Liberalization of the telecommunications market in 2004
increased competition among the five licensed operators:
KazakhTelecom (the former state monopoly, now with 51 percent state
participation), Transtelecom, Kaztranscom, Arna (DUCAT), and Astel.
The first-tier ISPs with international Internet connections and
their own infrastructure are KazakhTelecom, Nursat, Transtelecom,
Kaztranscom, Arna, Astel, and TNS Plus.
There are approximately 100 second-tier ISPs that are purchasing
Internet traffic from the first-tier ISPs. They include:
- Kcell (3G)
- INTELSOFT (cable)
- AlmaTV (cable access)
- Beeline (3G, cable)
- DigitalTV (WiMax)
- Jet3G (3G)
- Nursat
- Sekatel
- SputTV (satellite access)
- 2Day telecom (Dial-UP)
Market liberalization has not been completely carried out, as there
are restrictions on foreign ownership for fixed-line operators
providing long-distance and international services. In addition,
KazakhTelecom retains dominance over the telecommunications market,
making it difficult for other operators to
compete. KazakhTelecom is also launching an interactive IP TV
service (11 of March 2009), as it attempts to maintain its
dominance in the fixed-line market. Other leading first-tier ISPs,
Nursat and Astel, operate terrestrial and satellite-based
infrastructure. There are five mobile operators in the country.
Three operators are offering GSM services and two CDMA. The
government estimates that 60 percent of the population uses mobile
services. One of the largest ISPs, Arna (DUCAT), accused
KazakhTelecom of breaching the Law for Promoting Competition and
Limiting Monopolist Activities. Arna claimed that KazakhTelecom
used uncertified systems that monitor and interfere with the
telecommunications of customers who are using services offered by
competing companies. An investigation of the Kazakh government
revealed that such systems indeed existed and were used by
KazakhTelecom, but no evidence was found to prove KazakhTelecom was
intentionally interfering with competitor activities
Internet Service Providers |
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Are there ISPs available? (Yes / No) |
yes | ||
Private or Government |
Private and Government | ||
Dial-up only (Yes / No) |
Kcell (3G) , INTELSOFT (cable), AlmaTV (cable access),Beeline (3G, cable) DigitalTV (WiMax) Jet3G (3G) Nursat ,Sekatel , SputTV (satellite access) , 2Day telecom (Dial-UP) | ||
Approximate Rates |
Dial-up: |
No , there is also 3 G , Satellite & Wimax | |
Broadband: |
n/a |
||
Max leasable 'dedicated' bandwidth |
open |