A new ferrosilicon production plant is being built in Karaganda region

Qaragandy Power Silicon company is building a plant for the production of silicon alloys in the Karaganda region. It is planned to launch four furnaces with a capacity of over 95 thousand tons of products per year. Investments will amount to about 63 billion tenge, about 500 new jobs will be created.

Akim of the region Ermaganbet Bulekpayev visited the facility during a working trip to Bukhar-Zhyrau district

and got acquainted with the implementation of a major investment project for the production of ferrosilicon in the Saryarka SEZ.

Currently, there are 11 enterprises operating on its territory and 14 more facilities under construction.

The Saryarka SEZ is one of the drivers of industrial growth and employment in the region.

– The project for the construction of the first stage of the ferrosilicon production plant is in the final stage. We plan to fully commission the first launch complex in September. In the future, a complete production chain will be created here at the Saryarka SEZ, starting with quartz mining, a silicon cluster," said Talgat Makaev, CEO of Qaragandy Power Silicon.

The governor of the region also visited another future enterprise in Bukhar-Zhyrau district. A production complex with an atelier, a bakery and a workshop for the production of semi-finished products is being built in the village of Botakara. The project is being implemented by a local entrepreneur. The business initiative was supported by the Auyl Amanaty program in the form of a preferential micro-loan.

The head of the region was informed that the work is in full swing, and the launch of the project is scheduled for July.

Ermaganbet Bulekpayev also inspected a number of social projects.

In the Ushtobe village, he watched how a comfortable school was being built

and visited a new House of Culture.

The head of the region also got acquainted with the progress of the repair of the Karaganda–Karkaralinsk road.

This year, the average repair of the road with a total length of 200 km continues. 115 km has already been repaired, and the remaining 85 km should be completed.

Ermaganbet Bulekpayev instructed to comply with the deadlines and strictly monitor the quality.