[China Energy Engineering Group Electric Power Planning & Engineering Institute (CEEC EPPEI) and Almaty Oblast, Kazakhstan, signed an investment cooperation framework agreement for the 1GW PV ESS Integrated Project in Batogai, Almaty Oblast, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province] Sultangaziyev, Governor of Almaty Oblast, and Zhang Li, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of CEEC EPPEI, held talks and witnessed the signing ceremony. The project, with a consortium composed of Energy Construction Times New Energy and Xinjiang Institute, both affiliated with CEEC EPPEI, as the development entity, and with assistance from the local partner in Kazakhstan, Arna Company, to facilitate the project's implementation, is located in Esik City, Almaty Oblast. It is planned to construct a 1GW PV power station, supporting energy storage systems, booster stations, and transmission lines, aiming to establish an efficient, stable, and sustainable green energy supply system, providing strong impetus for the development and construction of the new Alatau City, as well as for the energy supply in the surrounding areas and the optimization of the power grid structure.