Описание проекта

The project envisages building the largest sugar processing plant in Kazakhstan near the city of Konaev (Almaty Region), under the initiative of QazaqArab Sugar in cooperation with UAE-based Al Khaleej Sugar. The facility is designed to process up to 500,000 tons of sugar beet per year and produce approximately 500,000 tons of sugar annually — a capacity that would significantly exceed the output of existing domestic sugar factories. The project includes not only the factory itself but also the development of a raw-material base: in the first phase, about 65,000 hectares will be allocated for sugar-beet cultivation, with plans to expand total beet-fields (local farmers have reportedly expressed readiness to plant up to ~100,000 ha). The project also involves building the necessary infrastructure: land allocation (1,000 ha), integration into the special economic zone Alatau SEZ, and provision of gas and electricity. In addition, there are plans to establish irrigation / water-supply and other agro-infrastructure, possibly with international financing, to guarantee stable raw-material supply. The project aims to reduce Kazakhstan’s dependence on sugar imports, strengthen food security, and create hundreds of jobs (several hundred permanent jobs).