Chairman of the Management Board of national investment promotion company Kazakh Invest, Yerzhan Yelekeyev last week met with President of China’s Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. Long Jisheng to discuss the construction of a waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Almaty.
Shanghai SUS Environment is a leading global provider of environmental and energy solutions and the number one company in China’s WtE sector.
The investment project involves the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in Almaty. The proposed investment volume is $270 million, with a processing capacity of approximately 2,000 tons of waste per day and up to 60 MW of electricity generation, covering a significant portion of the city’s energy needs. The project will create hundreds of new jobs, attract advanced technologies, and include knowledge transfer and personnel training.
Electricity will be generated by incinerating solid household waste using SUS Environment’s patented high-efficiency technologies, which meet European environmental standards.
The company has already presented a preliminary feasibility study and architectural concepts developed in collaboration with France’s AIA Life Designers and China’s Wintop Design.
Yelekeyev emphasized that the SUS Environment project fully aligns with Kazakhstan’s priorities for transitioning to sustainable development and a green economy. He noted that with population growth and expanding urban infrastructure, it is crucial for Almaty to adopt modern waste management solutions.
