Bektenov orders waste-to-energy plant agreements for major Kazakh cities

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Bektenov orders waste-to-energy plant agreements for major Kazakh cities

Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov orders the Ministry of Ecology and state bodies to prepare within one month agreements for waste-to-energy plants in Karaganda, Atyrau, Aktobe, Pavlodar and other large cities. The order follows a meeting in Astana with Dai Daoguo, chairman of Hunan Junxin Environmental Protection, which is starting construction of a 145 billion tenge waste-to-energy plant in Almaty.

Key Facts

The Almaty plant will process up to 2,000 tonnes of waste per day and generate up to 60 MW of electricity.
The facility will reduce CO2 emissions by about 200,000 tonnes per year and save around 800,000 cubic metres of landfill volume annually.
Construction will create at least 700 jobs, with 120 permanent positions after launch.
Implementation of the Almaty plant project began in May 2026.

Almaty Waste-to-Energy Plant

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Ecology and Hunan Junxin Environmental Protection began implementing the 145 billion tenge ($315 million) project in May 2026. The facility is being prepared for the start of construction and installation work. It will process up to 2,000 tonnes of waste per day and generate up to 60 MW of electricity. The plant will reduce CO2 emissions by about 200,000 tonnes per year and save around 800,000 cubic metres of landfill volume annually. At least 700 jobs will be created during construction, with 120 permanent positions after launch.

Regional Replication Order

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov instructed the Ministry of Ecology and state bodies to prepare within one month documents for similar waste-processing plants in Karaganda, Atyrau, Aktobe, Pavlodar and other large cities. The instruction was issued at a meeting in Astana with Dai Daoguo, chairman of Hunan Junxin Environmental Protection. Bektenov noted President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's special attention to environmental safety and the formation of ecological culture. Hunan Junxin Environmental Protection is to work with the ministry and state bodies to finalise the regional agreements within the month. Kazakhstan's new constitution enshrines environmental protection as a fundamental principle of state policy and civic responsibility.

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Bektenov orders waste-to-energy plant agreements for major Kazakh cities

Key Facts

Almaty Waste-to-Energy Plant

Regional Replication Order

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