Kazakh Officials Urge Citizens To Conserve Gas As Imports Become Necessary

Kazakhstan’s state-owned natural gas company has vowed that there will be no repeat shortages of the fuel next fall and winter like the ones that the country began to experience in late 2022. But Arman Kasenov, the deputy chairman of QazaqGaz, has said that consumers must in future also do their share in helping avoid crunches at times of peak demand by being more economic in their use of gas.

Anybody failing to do so could face stiff bills, he hinted. In the short-term, Kazakhstan plans to prevent shock deficits by refraining from exporting…