Zhetisu region boosts transport and logistics capacity

Since the beginning of the year, road cargo transportation in the Zhetisu region has doubled. During a recent working trip, Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reviewed developments in the transport and logistics sector. He visited the Nur Zholy international center, where an automated vehicle accounting system uses Cross-Docking technology to expedite transit. The center currently handles up to 200 vehicles per day and processes 250 tonnes of cargo. The region’s transit and transport potential is also supported by the multifunctional transshipment terminal in Dostyk village, where cargo volumes have tripled over the past few years.

«All of this was built through direct investments. To date, private investments have totaled 26.2 billion tenge. Additionally, next year, we plan to expand the area with further construction and the purchase of two more reach stackers, which will require an additional 3.2 billion tenge. Currently, we handle over eight trains daily, equating to 440 40-foot containers. With the expansion, we aim to increase this number to 15 trains per day,» said head of Dostyk TransTerminal Takan Gizzatov.

Bektenov also toured the Alakol customs checkpoint, where modernization plans include new technologies for monitoring individuals, luggage, goods, and vehicles. The checkpoint’s capacity will increase from 250 trucks per day to 1,000, with the facility expected to be operational by the end of September. Bektenov then visited the Taldykorgan-Usharal main gas pipeline project, which, following President Tokayev’s instructions, will stretch over 300 kilometers and have a capacity of 385 million cubic meters of gas per year. This project aims to supply natural gas to 66 settlements in the region. The Prime Minister emphasized that the new pipeline will ensure energy security and stable development of the Zhetisu region.

«The primary objective of the main gas pipeline is to provide gas to the population and support new industrial and investment projects as the region develops. Currently, the level of gas infrastructure development in the area is around 47 percent. Once the Taldykorgan-Usharal gas pipeline is operational, the figure is expected to reach 90 percent,» noted QazaqGaz National Company Chairman Sanzhar Zharkeshov.

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