Atmospheric air quality
We take air pollution very seriously, as it can have a negative impact’on people's health. We support companies in our portfolio in reducing harmful emissions, utilizing the best technologies, and promptly updating and repairing production systems. GRI 3-3
All air emissions are strictly regulated by environmental legislation. Harmful substance emissions are carried out only within the established norms, which are agreed upon with state authorities and specified in authorization documents.
We are continuing our program to equip 16 facilities in Hazard Category I (in the oil and gas production, oil and gas processing, gas chemical, power generation and mining and metallurgical sectors) with automated emission monitoring systems (AEMS) to enable real-time monitoring of emissions into the environment. GRI 3-3
Emissions of pollutants
The volume of pollutant emissions for 2023 for the Fund Group was — 499.9 thousand tonnes. GRI 305-7 SASB
The main sources of emissions are thermal power plants, such as Ekibastuz GRES-1, Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station and Bogatyr-Komir Company, which use fossil fuels.
Samruk-Energy JSC tracks its progress on the “Green Power Generation Indicator. Amount of CO/Sox/Nox/solids emissions per 1 kWh”. In 2023, the specific emission of pollutants was 9.5 g/kW*h. To reduce pollutant emissions at its production facilities, the work on the repair and modernization of dust and gas purification systems was carried out for the amount of KZT 1.6 billion. Samruk-Energy JSC was the first to implement AEMS at Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station.
Volume of pollutant emissions into the atmosphere, thousand tonnes
The oil and gas production and refining sector continues to implement measures to reduce gas flaring. To minimize the negative impact on the atmospheric air, the replacement of technically obsolete burners on oil heating furnaces; construction of complex gas treatment and processing units is underway; systematic control over the condition of burner devices of furnaces is carried out, according to the schedule of regime and adjustment works, etc. GRI 3-3
