OREANDA-NEWS. On 27 February 2009 was announced, that by resolution of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan Power Association (KPA) dated 5th February of 2009 Shaimerden Urazalinov was inducted as the Chairman of KPA.

At a meeting of KPA Board of Directors held in Almaty the questions on admitting the new companies into Association, the results on implementing the plans for 2008, a draft budget for 2009, holding the industrial activities including a competition of REC maintenance teams and a centenary of the Former Minister, Timophei Ivanovich Baturov.

A major task of Association is a coordination of activity and creation of the conditions for fair functioning and also to represent and to protect the common interests of power industry entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

KPA is an industrial group of the legal entities of the power enterprises and companies, representing the interests of over 30 companies which carry out the activities in power industry.

Short biography of Shaimerden Abilmazhinovich Urazalinov.

He was born on 17th of November, 1942 in Petropavlovsk, North-Kazakhstan oblast. He is a Candidate of Science (Engineering). He is known as a Chairman of Karagandy state executive committee, Administration Head, Akim of Karagandy, Deputy of Parliament Mazhilis of the republic of Kazakhstan (ІІ-ІІІ convocations).