Some mining companies say that the power shortage is becoming more serious in the 'next mining powerhouse' and business continuity is impossible.



Following the 'total ban on cryptocurrency-related services' decided by the People's Bank of China, the central bank of China, in September 2021, mining companies are relocating their businesses to Kazakhstan, a neighboring country of China. However, mining has caused Kazakhstan to suffer an unprecedented power shortage, and some mining companies that have relocated their businesses have been forced to close their businesses.

Crypto miners in Kazakhstan face bitter winter of power cuts | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/086b7ec7-f71a-4214-bfa0-5644852056f3

Cryptocurrency miners grapple with major energy crunch in Kazakhstan --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/27/22805033/kazakhstan-cryptocurrency-miners-suffer-energy-shortages

Crypto Miner Xive Shuts Down South Kazakhstan Mine Due to Electricity Woes
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/24/crypto-miner-xive-shuts-down-south-kazakhstan-mine-due-to-electricity-woes/

Kazakhstan turns to nuclear power, as it is'already feeling first signs of electricity shortage' --AMBCrypto
https://ambcrypto.com/kazakhstan-turns-to-nuclear-power-as-it-is-already-feeling-first-signs-of-electricity-shortage/

On September 24, 2021, the People's Bank of China stated that 'cryptocurrencies do not have the same legal status as legal tender', 'business activities related to cryptocurrencies are illegal financial activities', and 'services to domestic residents via the Internet'. It is also illegal for overseas cryptocurrency exchanges to do so, 'and banned financial institutions and settlement institutions from providing services related to cryptocurrencies. In response to this, Huobi Global, a major cryptocurrency exchange, announced a policy to suspend new user registration in mainland China and phase out existing accounts. Similarly, Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has completely suspended new user registration and trading business in mainland China.

China's largest crypto asset exchange withdraws from mainland China one after another, completely illegalizing crypto asset transactions --GIGAZINE



On November 16th, there was an announcement that 'the electricity price of state-owned enterprises involved in the mining of crypto assets will be raised', and China is tightening the tightening on mining companies. Kazakhstan, a neighboring country of China, is a new recipient of such mining companies. According to the University of Cambridge's Mining Power Map , Kazakhstan has become the second largest power in the mining business after the United States.

However, power shortages are becoming more serious in Kazakhstan. Electricity demand in Kazakhstan was a growth rate of 1 to 2% every year, but as of November 2021, it has already reached a growth rate of about 8%, and it is thought that more than 87,000 units have flowed in from China. It is estimated that output-specific mining rigs are pushing up electricity demand.

The effects of this power shortage have already surfaced, and on October 15, 2021, three major coal power plants in Kazakhstan were shut down . Power generation equivalent to 1000 MW or more is no longer generated.

In response to this power outage, the Kazakhstan power grid operator (KEGOC), which naturally monopolizes Kazakhstan's electricity-related business, not only announced to 50 authorized mining companies that it would 'restrict electricity allocation', but also 2 of the authorized operators. Announced that it will crack down on unofficial mining companies that are expected to double in scale.



The Kazakh government will distinguish between certified and non-certified companies from 2022, and will impose 1 tenge (Kazakh currency, about 0.26 yen) on 1kWh for certified companies, while non-certified companies are expected to limit electricity. .. As of November 2021, a mining company called Xive had already been forced out of business due to a power shortage, and the company's co-founder carried out the mining rig by truck and all the mining rigs were carried out and became abandoned. I am posting a movie showing the state of the former mining factory.




Kazakhstan has signed a contract to purchase electricity from Russia on November 16th, and is expected to survive the winter of 2021 with Russian electricity. On the other hand, there are many criticisms about the attitude of relying on other countries for energy infrastructure, and KEGOC has announced that it will carry out maintenance work on power plants and transmission lines damaged by power outages. There are reports of criticism that the Kazakhstan government is trying to cover up structural problems such as 'weak power grids to.'

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