ABSTRACT
This article examines the key problems domestic gas market in
Kazakhstan faces right now and analyses, among other issues,
current and future gas market designs as well as third-party access
(TPA), unbundling, gas pricing and pipeline tariff setting
regulation. In addition, article identifies that liberalization can
help national gas market of Kazakhstan to become more openly
competitive and get prepared for imminent launch of the common gas
market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in 2025, however, it
seems that government of Kazakhstan still lacks clear understanding
on what shall be the new target model for domestic gas market and