Bakytzhan Sagintayev Visited a Mining Company in Ekibastuz

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, in the framework of his working visit to Pavlodar Oblast, assessed the technical equipment and prospects for the development of the recently launched company BNKA Energy, LLP, which provides services in the field of mining, Primeminister.kz informs. During the visit to BNKA Energy, LLP, the technical capabilities of the data centre were demonstrated to the Prime Minister. Bakytzhan Sagintayev examined the mining cells in the first workshop and electronic meters at the control station. The project is launched in several stages. The first started on August 6 – the company consumes 4 MW of electricity. The next stage is planned to be launched on September 20 – the capacity will be increased by 11 MW, and on November 10 by 18 MW. By the end of the year, BNKA Energy plans to consume about 33 MW. Kazakhstan company provides hosting services for mining farms, such as field placement of equipment for mining, continuous analysis and monitoring of equipment, provision of uninterrupted power and Internet communications. At the moment the company is one of the largest players in this field. The surplus of electricity and low tariffs for it, the availability of qualified personnel became decisive factors when choosing the place for the establishment of the centre. An attraction of large mining farms and companies will contribute to the development of Pavlodar Oblast as a center for the popularization of the use of blocking technologies. Today, 16 people work in the centre, the cost of which amounted to KZT 5.7 billion. At the end of the project, about 60 jobs will be created. Quarterly experts are sent to China to the plant for the production of mining equipment for professional development: there they are trained in the repair and maintenance of equipment.