Kazakhstan to Finish Ten Stalled Water Infrastructure Projects in Two Years

The Kazakhstan Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has approved a plan to complete ten long-term hydraulic engineering projects within the next two years. These facilities, which commenced construction during the 2010–2020 period, were previously suspended due to documentation errors or funding shortages. Since the establishment of the dedicated ministry, the volume of unfinished water infrastructure projects has been reduced from 19 in the 2020–2022 period to 10 today.

The remaining infrastructure projects are located across five regions. In the Kyzylorda and Turkestan regions, the plan includes six projects focused on the reconstruction and modernization of irrigation canals. In the Akmola region, work will be finalized on the Preobrazhensky hydro-complex and the Seletinsky reservoir. Additionally, the list encompasses a dam on the Kusak River in the Abay region and a water intake facility on the Sumbe River in the Almaty region.

Construction has already resumed at the Sumbe River water intake and the Kyzylkum main canal in the Turkestan region. Procurement processes are currently underway to select contractors for the K-26 and K-28 canals. For four other facilities, project documentation is undergoing review by the state expert body, Gosexpertiza, while engineering adjustments are being finalized for the remaining two sites. All ten projects are scheduled for completion and commissioning within a two-year timeframe.