Kazakhstan Tops Russian Electricity Exports in Early 2025

Inter RAO, Russia’s exclusive electricity export and import operator, reported exporting 1.4 TWh of electricity to Kazakhstan and 0.2 TWh to China during the first half of 2025.

Kazakhstan accounted for the largest share of deliveries at 45%, while China made up just 8%, The Caspian Post reports, citing Russian media.

Mongolia was the second-largest recipient of Russian electricity in the reporting period with a share of 16% and 0.5 TWh. Other countries accounted for 1 TWh.

The total volume of electricity exports in the first half of 2025 amounted to 3.1 TWh, down from 3.5 TWh in January-June 2024.

Inter RAO operates in Russia, the CIS states, and a number of other countries. The company is present in more than 30 Russian regions. The installed capacity reaches around 31,000 MW.