A combined cycle plant is
currently under construction in southern Kazakhstan. Around 700 billion tenge
in investments have been attracted for the construction of the power plant,
which is the largest project in the history of the Turkistan region. The launch
of the 1,000 MW facility will help avoid energy shortages not only in the
region but also across the country. Once fully operational, it will provide
permanent employment for 500 people. Notably, the plant consumes less water per
unit of electricity produced and, accordingly, generates more electricity. It
is also environmentally friendly, ecologists say.
«At present, concrete work is
being carried out on the first and ground floors of the construction site,
along with the water purification unit. Earthworks for the industrial water
treatment pumps have been completed, and we have started concreting. There are
56 units of equipment and more than 300 people involved,» Sabit Bazarbekov, the
lead engineer, said.
