Main Gas Pipeline "Aktobe – Kostanay"

Project Description:Construction of a 630 km long trunk gas pipeline with a capacity of up to 4.1 billion m³/year and a pipe diameter of 1000 mm. The project aims to provide reliable gas supply to Kostanay region (currently ~15% gasified) and enhance Kazakhstan's national gas distribution infrastructure, including integration with the Saryarka pipeline.

Current Status:Feasibility Study (TEO) phase

Start Date:Planned for 2025

End Date:Expected in 2027

Investment Volume (in mln USD):Approx. 1 billion USD (≈ 844 billion KZT)

Involved companies:

• QazaqGaz

• Intergas Central Asia

• Power International Holding (Qatar)

Company Details:

UCC Holding

• Role: Investor. Subsidiary of Power International Holding (Qatar)

• Address: The Eighteen Tower, Building No. 230, Street 303, Zone 69, Lusail City, Qatar

• Phone: +974 4429 2220, +974 4429 2221

• Email: info@uccholding.com

• Website: www.uccholding.com

QazaqGaz

• Role: National project operator

• Address: Astana, Kazakhstan

• Phone: +7 (7172) 55-25-25

• Email: info@qazaqgaz.kz

• Website: qazaqgaz.kz

Intergas Central Asia JSC (Head Office) (subsidiary of QazaqGaz)

• Role: Feasibility Study Developer

• Address: Alikhan Bokeykhana Street, Building 12, Yesil District, Astana, Z05M0C6, Republic of Kazakhstan

• Phone (Chancellery): +7 (7172) 92-70-51, 92-71-20, 92-70-48

• Email: info@ica.kz

• Website: intergas.kz

Aktobe Branch

• Full Name: Aktobe Branch of Intergas Central Asia JSC

• Address: 10 Tleu Batyr Street, Aktobe, 030007, Republic of Kazakhstan

• Phone: +7 (7132) 97-28-03

• Fax: +7 (7132) 97-27-19

• Email: info.aktobe@ica.kz

• Director: Mr. Dulat K. Borashev

Kostanay Branch

• Full Name: Kostanay Branch of Intergas Central Asia JSC

• Address: 130 Altysarin Street, Kostanay, 110000, Republic of Kazakhstan

• Phone: +7 (7142) 25-70-45

• Fax: +7 (7142) 25-80-59

• Email: info.kostanay@ica.kz

• Director: Mr. Sergey I. Khramenkov

Key people: Ruslan Nurmanov – Concessions Executive Director

• Email: ruslan.nurmanov@uccholding.com

• LinkedIn: Ruslan Nurmanov

• Tarek M. – Executive Director - EPC, Kazakhstan

  • LinkedIn: Tarek M.

Other important details:

• Will support future industrial gas consumption (e.g., ERG’s hot briquetted iron plant).

• Enables greater energy independence for northern and eastern Kazakhstan.

Sources:

• gov.kz

• UCC Holding

• Interfax.com

• Kursiv – General Info

• Kursiv – TEO and Timeline

Photo Source: UCC Holding