Bolat Nurzhanov Ekibastuz GRES-1 (Kazakhstan) announces implementing project on reconstruction of power station chemical water purification system

23.07.13 16:43
/KASE, July 23, 13/ – LLP "Bolat Nurzhanov Ekibastuz GRES-1" (Ekibastuz), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release of July 23, 2013: quote Ekibastuz GRES-1 one of the first implements the project involving reconstruction of the chemical water purification (CWP) system of the power station. The cost of this project makes up over KZT3 bn and it is part of a large-scale investment program of Ekibastuz GRES-1. The repair works were started in the fourth quarter of 2012; the installation of the new equipment is supposed to be finished by the end of this year. In the course of the CWP reconstruction new membrane technologies will be implemented, which not only will substantially increase the reliability of the operation of the system for chemical preparation of salt-free water, but also will make it possible to reduce the operating costs. The purified water's quality will increase – it will become softer and more conducting. Currently disassembling works and installation of part of the equipment are conducted on the territory of the chemical unit preparing salt-free water. Works to lay cement flows and protect the CWP equipment against corrosion are underway. Chemical water preparing of salt-free water had operated using ion-exchange tars over 30 years – since November 1979. Thanks to the modernized CWP system the enterprise will get rid of expensive, dangerous and malicious chemical agents which negatively affect the environment. "Reducing of the impact made by our enterprise onto the environment is an important objective for our entire team. We are lucky about new technologies allowing us to do our best for improvement of the region's ecology and at the same time increase the reliability of operation of the power station equipment",– said General director of Ekibastuz GRES-1 Ryskan Swambaev. For additional info please dial: Kazakhmys Group Maksut Zhapabaev, Head of corporate relations department, Almaty tel. +7727 2440353 Samruk-Energy Oral Karpishev, PR advisor to CEO tel. +77 172 553 062 EGRES-1 Elena Sheina, manager of media relations tel. +77 187 298 142 unquote [2013-07-23]