Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister, Yerlan Akkenzhenov, chaired a working meeting on the use of artificial intelligence in the fuel and energy sector. Kai-Fu Lee, chairman of the board of 01.AI and a non-staff adviser to the President of Kazakhstan, joined online. Representatives of Q.AI’s Kazakhstan office also took part.
The meeting introduced the Energy AI Kazakhstan concept, which aims to create a unified digital environment for applying artificial intelligence to the sector’s production and management processes.
Kai-Fu Lee outlined the company’s approaches to using AI in energy. Participants were shown the proposed platform’s architecture, capabilities and possible applications in the Ministry and its subordinate organisations.
The proposed tools include early detection of fuel shortage risks, automated preparation and review of reports, and industrial safety monitoring. Their use is intended to speed up analysis of sector data and support better-grounded decisions.
The meeting also focused on digital twins of energy facilities. These tools can model production processes, assess equipment condition, identify potential deviations and evaluate the consequences of different scenarios before technical decisions are made.
The proposed architecture brings together sector knowledge bases, information systems and specialised AI agents designed for specific production and management tasks.
A key principle of the concept is to ensure Kazakhstan’s technological and information sovereignty. Data, computing infrastructure and sector models are to be hosted in the country under the Ministry’s control.
Participants also discussed possible implementation stages: pilot testing with real sector data, assessing the effectiveness of the proposed solutions, and scaling up tools that demonstrate practical value to the industry.
