routes and dependencies

Where the flow goes and what remains unknown

Checked operators, capacities and actual flows are aligned for four corridors. Non-public terms and estimated risks remain blank.

oil · export route

Uzen–Atyrau–Samara

VectorKazakhstan – Russia
OperatorKazTransOil JSC ↗
Capacity15 million tonnes per year ↗
Utilisation5.095 million tonnes in H1 2026 ↗
Transitdirect trunk route
Contract risknot published
Sanctionsnot published
Currencynot published
AlternativesCPC, Aktau port, Atasu–Alashankou ↗

oil · export route

Atasu–Alashankou

VectorKazakhstan – China
OperatorKazakhstan-China Pipeline LLP ↗
Capacity20 million tonnes per year ↗
Utilisation5.702 million tonnes transferred in H1 2026 ↗
Transitdirect trunk route
Contract risknot published
Sanctionsnot published
CurrencyUS dollars for the Russian-oil transit tariff ↗
AlternativesCPC, Uzen–Atyrau–Samara, Aktau port ↗

electricity · cross-system flows

UES: North–Central grid

VectorKazakhstan – Russia – Central Asia
OperatorKEGOC JSC ↗
Capacitynot published
Utilisation2025: 4,638.8 million kWh imported and 2,159.5 million kWh exported with Russia; 800.9 million kWh imported and 1,784.6 million kWh exported with Central Asia ↗
Transitgeneralised interconnection
Contract risknot published
Sanctionsnot published
Currencynot published
Alternativesnot published

electricity · Western zone reinforcement

Karabatan–Ulke 500 kV line

VectorAtyrau – Mangystau regions
OperatorKEGOC JSC ↗
Capacity500 MW transfer capacity linking the Western Zone to the UES ↗
Utilisationnot published
Transitdomestic grid project
Contract risknot published
Sanctionsnot published
Currencynot published
Alternativesparallel operation of the Western Zone with the Russian power system ↗