Kazakhstan: new gas chemical complex to be built

Kazakh United Chemical Company will build integrated gas chemical complex in Atyrau region, Kazakh Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna reported. The complex will process gas from Tengiz field and produce polyethylene, which is widely used in construction, medicine, engineering, the packaging industry, household goods manufacture, etc. The project will cost $2.6 billion, Samruk-Kazyna plans to attract debt…

Belarus: mini TPP to be built in Volkovysk

A mini thermal power plant worth $8.82 million burning locally available fuel will be built in Volkovysk (Grodno Region) at the expense of credit resources provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Energy Ministry of Belarus reported. They plan to launch the power plant by May 2018. The plan is to install…

Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia to take part in building section of Iranian railways

Public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia intends to sign a contract to carry out construction works on over 300-km railway tracks with Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran, the company’s press service reported, referring to Board Chairman Wojciech Balczun. “We quickly worked with the agreement of the Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine and Ministry of Roads…

Kazakhstan: Aktau port to increase capacities

Kazakhstan has almost completed realization of the project to expand the sea port of Aktau in the northern direction, which will increase the carrying capacity from 16.5 million tons to 19.5 million tons, the press-service of the port declared. The project consists of three stages: construction of protective hydraulic engineering structures, dredging and construction of…

Kyrgyzstan: agreement with Russia on construction of Uppernaryn cascade and Kambarata HPP-1 cancelled for good

Kyrgyzstan completely broke the agreement with Russia on the construction of Uppernaryn cascade and Kambarata HPP-1, National Energy Holding Company JSC reported. The agreement signed on September 20, 2012 expired on August 9. Currently, Kyrgyz and Russian parties are negotiating to resolve all economic issues that have arisen in the period of the agreements, including…