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Kazakhstan will increase its production of coal in the period 2023-2029, the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Construction has said, adding that the country exports around 28% of the total volume of coal it mines. In order to meet the demands of energy-producing and industrial enterprises, the ministry says it is working to increase coal production, as well as the country’s coal export potential. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of Kazakhstan, exports of hard coal and lignite have increased 6.5-fold, mainly due to the growing demand for Kazakh coal from the countries of the European Union. The embargo on Russian coal exports to European countries, introduced in the EU from August 2022, has created a good opportunity for Kazakhstan to significantly increase its coal exports to Europe.
ASTANA (TCA) — The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and Kazakhstan's largest coal producer Bogatyr Komir have signed a loan agreement to finance Bogatyr Komir’s investment program aimed at modernizing coal production processes at the Bogatyr mine. The EDB will extend a loan facility of EUR 196.6 million for eleven years, the Bank said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Air pollution has become one of the most discussed topics in Bishkek. A shroud of smog over Kyrgyzstan’s capital has become stronger in recent years, and it is clearly visible when looking at the city from above, even from villages located to the south Bishkek, at the foot of the mountains. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — A strike of coal miners in north-central Kazakhstan has spread to more mines as hundreds of workers are refusing to return to the surface, demanding higher salaries and better benefits, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Coal production is one of the key industries in four of the Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) member countries — Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, with the coal output in these countries standing at 103, 385, 1.8 and 1.4 million tons respectively in 2016, according to the EDB Strategic and Industrial Research Department’s review titled “Coal Industry in EDB Countries”. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — For the first time over recent years, the water level in the reservoir of the Toktogul hydro power plant, the largest in Kyrgyzstan, has reached its maximum. The reservoir has currently 19.6 billion cubic meters of water, 2.7 billion cubic meters more compared to the same period last year. This gives Kyrgyzstan an opportunity to export electricity to neighboring countries, Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Duishenbek Zilaliyev said. Continue reading
