Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Environmental Harmony

The Sarysu Wind Power Project will provide clean power for Kazakhstan’s electricity grid.

The wind turbines will be installed in open areas on unused land.  In addition, the base of each unit occupies only a small area and will have a minimal impact on the local ecological environment. Extensive environmental studies have been conducted including studies of flight patterns of birds and bats to ensure no negative consequences for native and migratory species.

Wind power generation technology means producing clean and pollution-free renewable energy by converting natural wind into mechanical energy and then into electricity, without damaging or polluting the environment.

Wind is a renewable energy that can be utilized in large scale to significantly reduce the use of conventional fossil fuel energy resources (such as coal, oil and natural gas) thus reducing the ecological problems associated with emissions from hydro-carbons.  While providing new power supply, wind power does not cause irrecoverable damage to the natural environment caused by resource extraction.

Making greater use of renewable energy will reduce “greenhouse gasses” such as CO₂ and SO₂, pollutants and wastewater. The project will replace the equivalent of burning 109,500 tons of standard coal and thereby reduce emissions of SO₂ by 1031 tons per annum, NO_x by 934 tons per annum, CO₂ by 289,000 tons per annum, smoke dust by 322 tons per annum and ash by 32,900 tons per annum.

The construction of the Sarysu Wind Power Project will have a positive effect on environment protection and reduction of air pollution and will become another driver for local economy due to its social benefits and employment opportunities.