BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. Kazakhstan opened
new industrial enterprises, educational and healthcare facilities,
and infrastructure projects across several regions last week.
According to the Kazakh government review, the projects cover
manufacturing, agricultural processing, healthcare, education,
water supply, transport infrastructure and sports facilities.
In the Karaganda region, a plant operated by Silumin of
Qazaqstan was opened in the Saryarka Special Economic Zone. The
facility will produce aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators
using a full production cycle. The project aims to develop the
regional aluminum industry, support import substitution, and create
new jobs.
The Turkistan region also saw the launch of new industrial
facilities. In Temirlan village, Huating Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
opened a plant to produce fat and gelatin components from cattle
bones. The project, valued at 9 billion tenge (approximately $19.95
million), will enable deeper processing of agricultural raw
materials and the production of peptone, which is used in
biotechnology, microbiology and pharmaceuticals.
Another facility launched in the region specializes in
cottonseed oil processing. The project cost 1.5 billion tenge
(approximately $3.33 million) and created 36 permanent jobs. The
plant is expected to increase cotton processing volumes and add
value to agricultural products.
Alongside industrial development, new facilities were opened to
expand access to healthcare and education. In Beskol village, a new
polyclinic underwent a technical opening. With a capacity of 250
visits per shift and a project cost of approximately 5.1 billion
tenge (approximately $11.31 million), the facility will serve more
than 40,000 residents of the Kyzylzhar district, expanding local
access to diagnostic and medical services.
In Aktobe, the AQTOBE IT HUB education center opened to provide
training in programming, robotics, artificial intelligence and
other digital fields. Its main initiatives include Tomorrow School,
a programming and AI school for people aged 18 and older that
offers free IT training based on an international peer-to-peer
learning model.
A new school with a capacity of 50 students was also
commissioned in Kystau-Kurshim village in the East Kazakhstan
region. It replaces the previous school building, constructed in
1975, and allows all students to attend classes in a single shift
while providing improved working conditions for teachers.
Transport and utility infrastructure were another focus of
regional development. In the Mangystau region, a railway station
reopened following reconstruction. The three-storey building,
designed in a hi-tech style, covers more than 9,000 square meters,
11 times the area of the previous building. It is designed to serve
2,500 passengers per day, with capacity increasing to 4,000 during
the peak summer season.
In Zharmukhambet village in the Karasai district of the Almaty
region, a new drinking water supply system was commissioned. The
project, valued at 1.4 billion tenge (approximately $3.10 million),
included the construction of 51 kilometers of water supply
networks, two water intake wells and two reservoirs, each with a
capacity of 300 cubic meters.
Meanwhile, the Aktobe region acquired 26 units of specialized
equipment for an organization responsible for maintaining hydraulic
structures. The new fleet includes truck cranes, a crawler
excavator, a loader, crane-equipped vehicles, a drilling machine
and tractors. The equipment is expected to improve maintenance
operations and strengthen flood prevention measures.
Investment in regional social infrastructure also included
sports facilities. A new indoor swimming pool covering 1,600 square
meters opened in Shubarshuduk settlement in the Aktobe region. The
facility was transferred to the district's children's and youth
sports school, where 84 children currently attend swimming lessons.
Its capacity is planned to increase to 130 places.
Tenge amounts were converted into US dollars using the National
Bank of Kazakhstan's exchange rate of $1 = 451.05 tenge as of
October 26, 2026.
