EBRD-financed ring road, Almaty
THE EBRD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Related SDGs Transport infrastructure and municipal utilities
2015-20
EBRD score As the world's largest landlocked country, Kazakhstan needs good transport (1-worst, 10-best) links to unleash its full economic potential. The country faces large Municipal infrastructure needs to keep up with its expanding economy and population. In waste collection addition to traditional sovereign and sub-sovereign financing, major coverage infrastructure projects have attracted private investments, including through public-private partnerships. Despite progress, the current state of physical Quality of electricity supply infrastructure and institutional arrangements in the transport and municipal sectors remains a bottleneck to Kazakhstan's economic development and Quality of transport and requires further capital investment and greater sustainability. trade-related infrastructure 0 2 4 6 8 10
Kazakhstan OECD comparators Central Asian average
How we work In numbers Quick links > Infrastructure Project The EBRD promotes connectivity, regional €1.40 billion Preparation Facility (IPPF) integration and economic inclusion by Net cumulative EBRD investment in sustainable investing in transport infrastructure and infrastructure attracting private investment to the sector. The Bank also invests heavily in municipal €248 million services, such as water, wastewater, Net cumulative EBRD investment in municipal and environmental electricity and gas. Most of the Bank’s infrastructure projects in the municipal infrastructure sector are associated with policy advice and technical assistance aimed at improving the efficiency of public utility companies. The The EBRD’s Infrastructure Project Bank’s flagship programme, EBRD Green Preparation Facility focuses on project Cities, offers more than €2.5 billion of preparation, policy dialogue and EBRD and donor support to cities to institutional strengthening to address address their pressing environmental both public-sector challenges through targeted sustainable infrastructure projects infrastructure investments, policy actions and PPPs. and capacity building.
Data relate to EBRD activities in Kazakhstan between 2015 and 2020. Achievements and results: Transport infrastructure and municipal utilities
We helped to improve the quality and management of roads by: Improved ► developing PPPs and improving the procurement transparency PPP legal framework, leading to the EBRD advice led to an improvement success of the country’s first ever road in procurement standards for construction and investment in road concession project, the 66 km ring road maintenance equipment. in Almaty (BAKAD), the largest PPP in Central Asia ► supporting the national road agency with Better connectivity See how the EBRD promotes a view to better managing road The EBRD supported the rehabilitation safe and sustainable roads in construction, maintenance and repair; of more than 220 km of road connecting Kazakhstan. Nur-Sultan and Almaty. supporting road-sector reform, such as tolling, better procurement and planning for new funding sources
► increasing road capacity and safety standards by financing the reconstruction of the Atyrau-Astrakhan road, as well as sections of the corridor connecting Nur-Sultan to Almaty. We helped improve the quality and sustainability of municipal services by:
► supporting the modernisation of water and wastewater, district heating and More sustainable water electricity distribution infrastructure in sector eight regional capitals across Average water rates increased by 161 Kazakhstan (Aktau, Aktobe, Kostanay, per cent and wastewater costs soared Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semey, by 309 per cent between 2010 and Petropavlovsk, Kyzylorda, Taraz and 2018 in Shymkent, generating Read how the EBRD works Shymkent) to enhance operational resources for investment and improving to improve and renovate services. efficiency and service quality water supply systems across ► supporting the modernisation of street Water efficiency the country. lighting in East Kazakhstan (Ust- EBRD water projects have saved Kamenogorsk) to reduce power 127.5 million m³ of water per year, consumption, by installing more energy- equivalent to 50,000 Olympic-sized efficient equipment and introducing new swimming pools. management systems.
Improving access to urban transportation Improving regional connectivity along in Ust-Kamenogorsk: The EBRD, in an the Nur-Sultan-Almaty corridor: The integrated approach to the urban transport EBRD is investing in the reconstruction of sector, provided investment and policy the 228 km section of the Nur-Sultan support to improve private-sector Almaty road and spearheading key road- participation in the sector and revenue sector reforms, including support for the collection on public transport and to make government’s decision to privatise the energy efficiency improvements. state-owned maintenance monopoly.
Improved wastewater provision in Shymkent: Over the years, the EBRD has Improving connectivity in Almaty: In a supported wastewater services in the third- public-private partnership, the EBRD co- largest city in Kazakhstan by rehabilitating financed the construction and operation of a treatment facilities that now meet EU toll bypass around Almaty, supporting greater standards on energy efficiency and by private participation in infrastructure constructing a biogas plant to reduce development and management and helping to energy consumption. The Bank also helped alleviate congestion and pollution by diverting the authorities to introduce more cost- heavy vehicle traffic. The project will build 66 reflective tariffs to ensure more sustainable km of road infrastructure around the city. delivery of water and wastewater services in Shymkent.
Data relate to EBRD activities in Kazakhstan between 2015 and 2020.
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