Energy Efficiency of Kazakhstan Enterprises: Unexpected Findings

Yelena Petrenko, Igor Denisov, Gaukhar Koshebayeva and Valeriy Biryukov
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Yelena Petrenko: Academic Department of Management Theory and Business Technologies, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow 117997, Russia
Igor Denisov: Academic Department of Management Theory and Business Technologies, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow 117997, Russia
Gaukhar Koshebayeva: Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management, Karaganda State Technical University, Karaganda 100027, Kazakhstan
Valeriy Biryukov: Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management, Karaganda State Technical University, Karaganda 100027, Kazakhstan

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: The problems of efficient use of energy costs have been actively explored in recent decades in connection with rising energy prices. During this period, the main models for assessing energy efficiency and energy management were developed, including the models Total Quality Management, Six Sigma and Sustainable Value Stream Mapping. The aim of the research was to study the energy efficiency of the production and services in Kazakhstan based on materials of the large-scale national study on the estimation of production and transaction costs by these methodologies. To assess the data obtained, a statistical analysis of the dependence on the indicators of variation and ranking was used. Electricity costs are among the leading manufacturing costs and affect management models. However, according to the maturity model of energy management, energy efficiency in Kazakhstan is low. Despite the government’s declarations of effective energy policies, the administrative burden for businesses remains high, and legislation does not stimulate a reduction in energy costs.

Keywords: costs; energy management; energy efficiency; Kazakhstan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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