Electricity
Power line protection zone: how many metres by voltage
Kazakhstan
Statutory table mirrors the post-Soviet standard (Order No. 330).
Distances and rules
The protection zone of an overhead power line is measured from the outer conductors on each side and grows with voltage. Inside it, building and many works need the grid operator’s consent.
Up to 1 kV
2 m on each side
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
6–20 kV
10 m on each side
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
35 kV
15 m on each side
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
110 kV
20 m on each side
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
150–220 kV
25 m on each side
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
330–500 kV
30 m on each side
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
Underground cable
1 m on each side
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
Forbidden inside
Building, storage, planting/felling trees, open fire, earthworks and blasting — without the grid operator’s written consent.
Order of the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan No. 330 (28.09.2017)
Allowed
Passage, driving across and mowing grass.
Local rules
Important limitation
This is a planning aid, not a legal opinion. Before construction, check the local land-use rules, easements, the network/utility operator’s requirements and neighbour buildings.
