The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) are implementing jointly the UNDA project “Strengthening energy policies of Countries with Special Needs to build back better from COVID-19” (January 2022-June 2025) for eight beneficiary countries, one of them is Kazakhstan. The project is aimed at supporting national Kazakhstan obligations in the framework of the SDGs implementation. The main goal of the project is to develop a roadmap to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) “Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy sources for all.”
In the course of 2023, ESCAP and UNECE, with support of the national consultant, collected data on energy intensity in industry, residential, transport and commercial sectors in Kazakhstan. With the use of NEXSTEP, energy and emissions modelling, multiple scenario development, and economic analysis have been completed following an intensive data collection process. Key results and findings from the analysis will be discussed with stakeholders at the workshop to seek comments and suggestions and expert opinions to ensure that these findings are meaningful and aligned with Kazakhstan’s specific context. Once agreed upon, these scenarios will form the basis for the development of the SDG7 Roadmap.