BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Kazakhstan's Prime
Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed prospects for expanding
cooperation in waste management with Dai Daoguo, Chairman of Hunan
Junxin Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., the Kazakh Prime
Minister's press service reported.


The meeting focused on the implementation of a project to
construct a waste-to-energy plant in Almaty.


Under an investment agreement previously signed between
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Hunan
Junxin Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., work on the 145 billion
tenge (about $314 million) investment project began in May
2026.


Dai Daoguo said the facility is being prepared for the start of
construction and installation works. The plant will have the
capacity to process up to 2,000 tons of waste per day and generate
up to 60 MW of electricity.


The project is also expected to reduce CO2 emissions by around
200,000 tons per year and save approximately 800,000 cubic meters
of landfill capacity annually. At least 700 jobs are expected to be
created during the construction phase, with 120 permanent positions
to be available once the plant becomes operational.







Bektenov noted that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attaches
particular importance to environmental responsibility and the
development of an environmental culture. He also emphasized that
environmental protection is enshrined in Kazakhstan's new
Constitution as one of the fundamental principles of state policy
and civic responsibility.


The meeting also addressed prospects for expanding cooperation
in waste management through the implementation of similar projects
in other regions of Kazakhstan.


Following the meeting, Bektenov instructed the Ministry of
Ecology and Natural Resources and other relevant government
agencies to urgently study all aspects of further cooperation with
the company and prepare agreements within a month for the
construction of waste-to-energy plants in several major cities.


The Kazakh government is currently considering the construction
of waste-to-energy plants in Karaganda, Atyrau, Aktobe, Pavlodar
and other cities.