China powers region's renewable energy

China and Kazakhstan have been stepping up cooperation on renewable energy projects in recent years, aiming to leverage Kazakhstan's vast renewable resources with China's advanced technology and investment capacity.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Xinjiang Goldwind Science &Technology Co Ltd said Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, have become some of the company's core markets, with more than 319,000 kilowatts of wind power capacity installed in the region as of the end of the first quarter.

China and Central Asian countries have continued to expand green energy cooperation over the past few years, with a number of cooperation projects completed or under construction, said Gao Jinshan, vice-president of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region-based company.