The main environmental measures for 2016

Atmospheric air protection: Work has been carried out to maintain the degree of purification of ash-collecting devices on boiler units of stations, repair and replacement of air heater cubes, repair of boiler burners, emulsifiers, anti-corrosion work has been carried out, metal structures, pipes, worn surfaces have been replaced, violations in the technological cycle at boiler units of CHP-1, 2, 3, on dedusting the tract have been eliminated fuel supply.

The costs amounted to KZT 399 million.

Protection and rational use of water resources: Repairs of pumping equipment in the boiler house, turbine, chemical workshops, treatment plants of CHP-1 were carried out, measures were taken to reduce water losses during transportation of ash and slag waste to CHP-2 and CHP-3, repair of the recycling system for industrial purposes (bagernaya, cooling towers) at CHP-2.

The costs amounted to about 67 million tenge.

Protection of land resources, rational use of subsurface resources, flora and fauna: Work has been carried out to replace worn-out pipelines to prevent the spillage of ash and slag waste and pulp, work on the ash dump aimed at preventing pollution of groundwater, landscaping of territories of administrative-territorial units, increasing the area of green spaces, reclamation of degraded territories at CHP-1 and CHP-3, carrying out repair and restoration work at the ash dump of CHP-2.

The costs amounted to about 13 million tenge.

Industrial and consumer waste management, radiation, biological and chemical safety: Work has been carried out on the reconstruction and expansion of ash dumps, solid household waste, mercury-containing lamps and other hazardous waste have been disposed of.

The costs amounted to about 28 million tenge.