BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. Kazakhstan will
accelerate the implementation of an investment project aimed at
deploying modern environmental and energy technologies in the
country's regions.
This was reflected in a statement published by the press service
of the Kazakh government, following the meeting between Prime
Minister Olzhas Bektenov and President of the Party Committee and
President of China Tianying Inc Cao Debiao.
Following the meeting, Olzhas Bektenov instructed relevant
government agencies to facilitate the implementation of the
investment project to ensure the timely rollout of modern
environmental and energy technologies across Kazakhstan's
regions.
According to the statement, municipal solid waste recycling
projects in Kazakhstan are currently being implemented through
investment agreements. For waste-to-energy projects, the government
has established a feed-in tariff of up to 55 tenge per
kilowatt-hour for electricity generated.
The parties also discussed plans to construct waste-to-energy
plants with a processing capacity of 250 to 500 tons of municipal
solid waste per day. Such facilities are intended for regions where
waste volumes do not require the construction of large-scale
plants.
"The Ministry of Ecology, together with other interested
government agencies, has been instructed to complete the final
stage of negotiations with the company as a matter of priority and,
within two weeks, submit for approval an investment agreement
providing for the construction of municipal solid waste treatment
plants in at least three major cities of Kazakhstan," Bektenov
said.
According to Trend's analysis, the government's decision to
expedite the investment project highlights Kazakhstan's intention
to accelerate the deployment of modern waste management
infrastructure through close cooperation with strategic foreign
investors. Fast-tracking the investment agreement and coordinating
the work of government agencies could help speed up the
introduction of advanced environmental and energy technologies,
strengthen the country's green infrastructure, and improve the
investment climate for sustainable development projects.
