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Mechanical engineering


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The share of mechanical engineering in the economy is 1.5%, in the manufacturing industry – 13%.

Last year, a record amount of investment was attracted to mechanical engineering – $462.4 million.

Foreign direct investments in mechanical engineering, $ million

Production volumes by type of economic activity, %

Volumes of production, imports and exports in the mechanical engineering of the Republic of Kazakhstan, $ billion

Every year the demand exceeds local production capacity by 3,5 times

$ bln

Every year, almost half of Kazakhstan’s imports accounts for mechanical engineering products

In Kazakhstan there are 20,8 thousand enterprises in the manufacturing industry and 4 thousand in mechanical engineering

Priority for the development of products
Electrical equipment
Oil and gas equipment
Auto industry
Other machine, equipment, machines
From the point of view of accessibility:
  • - raw materials
  • - competencies
  • - technologies
  • - stable demand
  • - competitive environment
  • - logistics
Agricultural Equipment
Dynamically growing market of agricultural equipment in the Republic of Kazakhstan, million USD
Average annual rate of growth:
Fact: -1,2%
Forecast
Average annual import share: 76%
The need for agricultural machinery in the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017-2019), units
Tractors
Harvester
Regulatory: -1,2%
Actual: -1,2%
Local production: -1,2%

The total need of the agro-industrial complex for basic means of mechanization and automation includes more than 1.5 thousand items.

The Ministry of Industry and Construction, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, adopted a document excluding subsidies for foreign agricultural machinery, analogues of which are produced in Kazakhstan. The exclusion of subsidies for foreign agricultural machinery does not affect those items whose production is not established in Kazakhstan, namely specialized equipment for the production and harvesting of sugar beets, cotton, potatoes and fruits and vegetables, etc. In this case, a subsidy standard of 25% is provided, regardless of the country production.

State support for agriculture:
  • Includes subsidizing interest rates on agricultural equipment leasing and credit provision;
  • Providing agricultural producers with access to finance, technology, and technological equipment on a leasing basis;
  • Offering comprehensive support to export-oriented enterprises in the non-resource-based sector of the economy;
  • Reimbursing costs associated with product promotion for export, trade finance, and insurance (up to 50%).
Tractors

Production of tractors aimed at import substitution in the domestic market of Kazakhstan and for export to the Russian Federation.

Key drivers
  • The planned increase in agricultural land in Kazakhstan and the consolidation of agricultural producers;
  • High need to update the agricultural machinery fleet (with wear of more than 80%);
  • State support for agricultural producers in purchasing new equipment;
  • Duty-free access to the large market of the Russian Federation.
Cables

Production of a wide range of electrical cables aimed at import substitution in the domestic market of Kazakhstan.

Key drivers
  • High need of upgrading worn equipment for power transmission;
  • Planned investments in the modernization of the electricity industry;
  • The lack of production facilities of international players in the market of Kazakhstan,
Expected investment
current market

Main importing countries are Russia, China

$515 million The volume of the market of cabling and wiring products is

Market potential by 2020
Due to the consideration of the need of upgrading power transmission lines, by 2020 the expected volume of the market of cabling and wiring products will amount about $ 500 million

Expected investment
Investments in the renewal, modernization and construction of electrical grids from 2016 to 2030 are estimated at $ 11 billion, including: main grids - $ 3.5 billion, transmission grids - $ 7.5 billion. The total length of overhead power transmission line is about 25 thousand kilometers
Planned decrease of wearing of equipment for transmission and distribution of electricity
  • requires replacement

  • does not require replacement
Prospects for the development of mining and oil production equipment:
Availability of large metals resource base, which contributes to the cheaper production of basic components of oil production equipment - spare parts and complete units.
An important factor is the relatively cheap cost of electricity.
Projects on expanding current oil fields will increase the need for oil production equipment:
  • Expansion of Tengiz field during the period of 2017-2021, about $ 37-40 billion investment;
  • Expansion of Karachakanakskoye field, about 4.5 billion USD of investment.

In the unfavorable market conditions of the oil and mining industries, companies reduce the cost of purchasing new equipment and concentrates on increasing the efficiency and repair of working equipment, which is a favorable factor for the development of engineering maintenance service.

At the end of 2022, total imports of oil and gas and mining engineering reached $2,7 billion, while production volume amounted to $114 million.

Dynamics of growing mining and oil production equipment market in the Republic of Kazakhstan, million USD
Average annual rate of growth:
Fact: -3,7%
Forecast: 7,7%
Average annual import share: 65%
Power equipment
Dynamically growing market of power-generating equipment in Kazakhstan, $ million
Average annual rate of growth:
Fact: -4,6%
Forecast: 7,7%
Average annual import share: 51%
Components for wind power plants

According to the order of the Head of State to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, specific target indicators are provided for achieving a 15% share of renewable energy sources by 2030, 50% by 2050, taking into account alternative energy sources.

To achieve the 2030 goal, about 7 GW of new renewable energy capacity will be required. Accordingly, the localization of production of wind farm components in Kazakhstan becomes an even more pressing issue.

As of March of this year, there are 147 renewable energy facilities in the country with a total capacity of 2.9 GW, of which wind power plants (WPP) are 59 facilities (1.4 GW). At the same time, all wind farm components are imported from China and Russia with a zero degree of localization.

In 2018-2022 alone, Kazakhstan imported more than 24 thousand tons of these products worth $990 million.

Import of wind farm towers to Kazakhstan ($ mln)

Import of wind farm towers to Kazakhstan (ths tons)

Imports from neighboring Central Asian countries amounted to 25,7 thousand tons of these products worth $70 million. According to experts, in the next 5 years the total demand for the wind energy sector in Central Asian countries will range from 30 to 98 thousand tons per year.

Import of wind farm towers to other Central Asia countries ($ mln)

Import of wind farm towers to other Central Asia countires (ths tons)

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