Deal #9094 | Version 84939 | Version 92074 |
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General info | ||
Size under contract (leased or purchased area) |
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Comment on land area | The windfarm infrastructure takes 145ha of State Reserve land, 3.5ha of Kazfosfat land, and 85.2ha of 7 farming enterprises - 22 ha | The windfarm infrastructure takes 145 ha of State Reserve land, 3.5 ha of Kazfosfat land, and 85.2 ha of 7 farming enterprises. The company use 11.7 ha under the roads, 48 ha under turbines, 8 ha under substation, concrete plant and storage area and another 4ha under the second storage area. |
Intention of investment |
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Comment on intention of investment | 40 wind turbines | |
Comment on nature of the deal | The 233.5ha of land was leased for 49 years | The 233.5 ha of land under all project components is leased from the State for 49 years with nominal annual payment and $35 080 onetime payment for losses of pasture land, which in fact remains available for pasturing. |
Implementation status |
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Comment on implementation status | Construction started in January 2019 and was planned to last 16 months. | The project construction commenced in January 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2020. |
Employment | ||
Comment on jobs created (total) | in peak time up to 250 workers are expected to be needed. Most of the workers will be local from nearby villages and Zhanatas. In the operation phase, only 15workers are needed, cause the wind turbines are automized. | in peak time up to 250 workers are expected to be needed. Most of the workers will be local from nearby villages and Zhanatas. In the operation phase, only 15 workers are needed, cause the wind turbines are automized. |
Investor info | ||
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
Community consultation | Limited consultation | |
Comment on consultation of local community | Public hearings were conducted on 15.02.2019 in Zhanatas central library. | |
Presence of land conflicts | Yes | |
Comment on presence of land conflicts | The acquisition was the district council responsibility and the Company took no part in it.
As a result, seven farmers affected by land acquisition signed the agreement to give up small parts of the land they leased form the State without clear understanding of what the acquisition was made for.
The minutes of the meetings with the farmers have been prepared but the meetings have not been conducted and the minutes have not been signed. Interviews with 4 farmers showed that one of them remembers signing some land acquisition agreement and only two heard about the windfarm construction plans. None of the 7 farmers were compensated for the land transfer with land or cash. | |
Comment on negative impacts for local communities | Total destruction of vegetation and partial destruction of soil is expected on up to 71.7ha (or 30% of the leased area)
"The meetings with the farmers on the start-up phase have been prepared but the meetings itself have not been conducted. Interviews with 4 farmers showed that one of them remembers signing some land acquisition agreement and only two heard about the wind farm construction plans. None of the 7 farmers were compensated for the land transfer with land or cash." | Total destruction of vegetation and partial destruction of soil is expected on up to 71.7ha (or 30% of the leased area) |
Former use | ||
Former land owner | Private (smallholders), Other | State, Private (smallholders), Other |
Former land cover | Cropland, Other land (e.g. developed land) | Cropland, Pasture, Other land (e.g. developed land) |
Produce info | ||
Electricity generation |
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Comment on electricity generation | 40 wind turbines of 2.5 MW each | |
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
Overall comment | ||
Meta | ||
Locations | ||
Location #a_0G5c1x | ||
areas | unknown field | |
Spatial accuracy level | Exact location | |
Location | Zhanatas Ves, ΠΠ°Π½Π°ΡΠ°Ρ, ΠΠ°Π·Π°Ρ
ΡΡΠ°Π½ | |
Point | Lat: 43.51253 Lng: 69.64457 | |
Location #YWKTZ0Mx | ||
areas | unknown field | |
Spatial accuracy level | Exact location | |
Point | Lat: 43.43553 Lng: 69.81133 | |
Data sources | ||
Data source #HD8tpffg | ||
File | ||
Date | 2019-11 | |
Data source #x2_Tkc8R | ||
Date | 2020-12-04 | |
Data source #M6GkbCs0 | ||
Date | 2020-07-21 | |
Data source #oOSiS8qg | ||
Date | 2021-11-17 | |
Data source #jWQ3QYgf | ||
File | ||
Date | 2020-08-04 | |
Data source #AkTq-akF | ||
File | ||
Type | Other | |
Url | ||
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Date | 2019-05-28 | |
Comment on data source | Website of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) | |
Data source #lASHluTE | ||
File | ||
Type | Media report | |
Url | ||
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Date | 2024-05-07 | |
Comment on data source | The location of the wind turbines is shown. The date of access to the website is indicated. | |
Data source #MBi8D7fx | ||
File | ||
Type | Media report | |
Url | ||
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Date | 2024-05-07 | |
Comment on data source | The date of access to the website is indicated. | |
Data source #PCxKGE0h | ||
File | ||
Type | Company sources | |
Url | ||
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Date | 2024-05-07 | |
Comment on data source | The date of access to the website is indicated. | |
Data source #X3yWkt0s | ||
File | ||
Type | Research Paper / Policy Report | |
Url | ||
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Date | 2024-01 | |
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