Abstract:
The article considered theoretical aspects of the substantiation of the hydroelectric stations construction in the
East Kazakhstan region. The important role of hydro-energetics in the economic and social sphere of any
country, which is one of the basic branches of the economy, is shown. It was noted that as a result of violation
of financial obligations of the population and enterprises, there were massive disconnections of them from
centralized power supply (in small settlements and farms located in the foothill zone, power transmission
lines of which were disconnected or even destroyed, which led to a sharp increase in the combustion of solid
carbon fuel, chaotic deforestation of forest plantations). The world experience of the maximum deployment
of the hydro-potential of a number of countries was studied, even in the presence of alternative energy resources.
The hydro-potential of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been identified. The specific features of a
particular region have been studied from the point of view of providing it with electricity. A sociological
study was conducted of the need to build a small hydroelectric station on the territory of the East Kazakhstan
region to solve the problems linked with supplying electricity of the hard-to-reach territories in the region, including
providing it to rural consumers and facilities of distant-pasture cattle rearing, mining and exploration
facilities, tourist complexes and other facilities. A choice of an alternative hydraulic structure was selected using
the hierarchical analysis method to justify the construction of a small hydroelectric station on the
Yazovayriver and calculate its installed capacity. The economic substantiation of the innovation project is
given, the main types of risks associated with its implementation are identified.
