TY - JOUR AU - Yessengeldin, Bauyrzhan AU - Mukhamediyeva, Gulzada AU - Sitenko, Diana AU - Zhumanova, Aiman PY - 2018/01/24 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Problems and Perspectives of Energy Security of Single - Industry Towns of the Republic of Kazakhstan JF - International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy JA - IJEEP VL - 8 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/5661 SP - 116-121 AB - <p>The article considers the place and role of single-industry towns of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the country's electric power system. These zones of electricity usage are analysed by production and consumption of electricity by Kazakhstan's single-industry towns. The article also describes the factors affecting the energy security of single-industry towns among which the production factors that might trigger reduction in energy supply as a result of low-quality coal. There are some other factors underlined in the article. The main directions for ensuring the energy security of single-industry towns have been identified by energy zones.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong><strong>:</strong> energy security, Kazakhstan, electric power system</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications:</strong> Q4, Q48</p> ER -