Taking into account Sary-Arka pipeline, construction of gas distribution networks will provide gas to 740 thousand people — Ministry of Energy

At the Government meeting, the Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev reported on the measures planned for fulfilling the instructions of the Head of State given at the Congress of the Nur Otan Party.

Bozumbayev said that the construction of four gas distribution networks will provide gas to 370 thousand residents of Astana, 270 thousand residents of the Karaganda region (Karaganda, Temirtau, Zhezkazgan and 5 villages) and 100 thousand residents in the Akmola region.

“The implementation of these projects is important given the construction of the Sary-Arka gas pipeline, which will bring gas to these regions and will additionally provide about 740 thousand people with gas,” reported Bozumbayev.

In addition, the construction of two main gas pipelines in the Aktobe and Mangystau regions will provide these regions with uninterrupted gas supply, and will additionally provide 130 thousand people with gas in the Mangystau region.

It is also planned to build three gas pipelines and one automated gas distribution station. As a result, 175 thousand citizens in the Zhambyl region will be provided with gas, in the Kostanay region — 9 thousand citizens.

For electricity supply, it is proposed to carry out the reconstruction and construction of certain facilities in the period from 2019–2021. Among them is the reconstruction of the heat station in Arkalyk.

“This project is very important for the city, since the CHP is very worn out, has a high cost due to working on fuel oil for which grants of 2 billion tenge are spent annually. Therefore, the transfer of CHP to coal will make it possible to cancel the subsidies, save the budget and improve the electric and heat supply of the city of Arkalyk with 12,000 users,” the minister explained.

It is also planned to implement power grid projects in the Mangystau region and the cities of Astana and Shymkent.

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