China eyes $600 million waste management project in Kazakhstan
China’s Hunan Junxin Environmental Protection wants to build three waste-to-energy plants worth $600 million in Kazakhstan, as reported by Kazakh Invest.
According to the company’s chair Dai Daoguo, the project goes beyond waste disposal and includes construction of green data centers powered by the energy generated from municipal solid waste incineration. Junxin also plans to set up personnel training centers and introduce intelligent waste management systems.
«Our goal is not just to build plants but to implement an innovative approach to waste handling. We aim to bring technologies to Kazakhstan that integrate recycling, energy generation and digitalization. I’m confident this will be a major contribution to the region’s sustainable development and environmental safety,» Dai highlighted.
Junxin is already carrying out a similar project in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. As one of China’s leading private enterprises in the sphere of environmental protection, with 400 patents, it’s been actively operating throughout Central Asia.
In turn, Azamat Kozhanov, deputy chair of the Kazakh Invest board, informed the potential investor about state aid measures and pledged to fully support the project.
The project proposed by Junxin isn’t the only initiative in this field. An $84 million plant for recycling plastic waste and producing PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is also expected to be built by Turkish company Köksan Holding in Almaty, as announced by Mayor Darkhan Satybaldy in late June.
