ALMATY,
Kazakhstan, May 14, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) and Al-Farabi Kazakh
National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, recently signed an
agreement to establish a framework for industry-academia-research
cooperation, aiming to innovate collaboration in technological
innovation.
Since 2008, POWERCHINA has signed 26 projects in Kazakhstan with a volume of over US$ 5 billion, including the upgrade of the
Almaty Coal-fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant 2, which will
drive the local energy structure's transformation.
Energy Transformation for a Cleaner
Almaty
In alignment with its "carbon neutrality by 2060" strategy,
Kazakhstan has been focusing on
developing new energy in recent years. The plan of upgrading the
inefficient Almaty CHP Plant 2 into a combined cycle gas turbine
(CCGT) power plant was put forward as part of the initiative.
Liu Tongyi, the project manager responsible for the upgrade,
said that the new plant will reduce harmful emissions from 50,400
tons to 6,700 tons annually while meeting the city's power and
heating needs.
Chinese and Kazakh Employees Working Toward
the Same Goals
"I joined the company after graduating from university in 2015
and have been working here for almost nine years," Valeria said in
fluent Chinese. She is a Kazakh employee with the local branch of
POWERCHINA.
In each project in Kazakhstan,
the POWERCHINA team will introduce advanced domestic concepts and
construction experiences to local employees. The company is also
sending Kazakh employees to China in a bid to cultivate them into top-tier
technical experts.
Tailoring Strategies to Local
Conditions
When the Almaty CHP Plant 2 was completed in 1974, Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union. Therefore, its initial design
adhered to Russian standards. Over the years, European standards
were incorporated into the operation of the plant. By thoroughly
understanding both standards, POWERCHINA made to a successful
bid.
The project to upgrade the Almaty CHP Plant 2 officially
commenced on November 19, 2021.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, president of Kazakhstan, attended the ceremony, where he
buried a "time capsule" containing a letter to the future. The
capsule will be opened upon the project's completion in 2026 and
the letter will be read by the new plant.
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