General Director of Intergas Central Asia, JSC

Chairman of the Management Board

YerkenZ. KASSEYEV

Mr. Kasseyev was born on August 14, 1967 in East-Kazakhstan oblast.
Education: Graduate of Kazakh Polytechnical Institute (1991) named after V.I. Lenin, Engineer.

Experience:
1991 – 1998,  Management positions in commercial entities.

1998 – 2001, Director of Ust-Kamenogorsk Gas Management Administration, LLP, then Deputy Managing Director of Alautransgas, OJSC.

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Chairman of the Board of Directors

Ibulla
Zh.
SERDI

Deputy General Director on Economics and Finance, KazTransGas, JSC

Dair
A.
Kusherov

Independent Director

Aitmukhammed
T.
Aldazharov

Independent Director

Marat
A.
Saidnasimov

Secretary

Bakhytkali
N.
Torgayev
10 января 2022 года - день общенационального траура в Республике Казахстан
Ecology

    The goal of the environmental policy of Intergas Central Asia, JSC is to ensure the environmental safety of production activities based on the parity of economic, social and environmental values.

    The main objective in the field of ecology is to continuously reduce the negative impact on the environment.

    Intergas Central Asia, JSC fully acknowledges and accepts the responsibility to society on industrial and environmental safety issues, since environmental protection is an integral and important part of the gas transmission business. The company is interested not only in achieving production results and its economic efficiency, but also in ensuring the environmental safety of production facilities.

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    Intergas Central Asia invariably adheres to generally accepted international standards, as well as environmental requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The company's environmental policy is carried out in accordance with the goals and obligations of the Environmental Protection Policy, which is aimed at stabilizing environmental risks and ensuring environmental safety in business activities.

    The company performs the ongoing work as to implement actions aimed at protecting the environment. It is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other legislative and regulatory acts in the field of environmental protection and international standards.

     

    Integrated management system

     

    On annual basis Intergas Central Asia takes actions targeted to accomplish the goals set in the field of environmental protection.

    The main criteria of achieving environmental goals for 2022-2023 are:

     

    ·       reduction by 20% of the negative impact on environmental aspects resulting from the company's activities in comparison with the same period;

    ·       levels of emission into the environment is maintained within the limits range set for emission of pollutants for atmosphere and waste water.  

    The quarterly monitoring used to assess the performance effectiveness in the field of environmental protection is based on qualitative indicators that are achieved by 100%, namely:

    - indicator of compliance with limits on emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere and water resources;

    - indicator of the implementation of annual action plans set to ensure environmental protection.

    In the course of implementation of the Policy of Intergas Central Asia, JSC in the area of environmental protection in line with the requirements of ST RK ISO 14001 (international ISO 14001) standards and with the objective to manage risks of environmental impact of the relevant ecological aspects, the company maintains the following activities:

    ·     Compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, international, national, industry standards and internal documents of the company;

    ·     Actions aimed to prevent environmental contamination through reducing of the negative environmental impact;

    ·     Conduct of comprehensive environmental impact assessment (“EIA”) of industrial facilities of the company starting from the construction stage through the stage of its utilization with mandatory informing of the public and interested parties, including publication of the relevant information in open sources;

    ·     Ensuring trouble-free performance and operation of the equipment and pipelines in order to minimize the risks of environmental pollution in case of accidents;

    ·     Improving the energy efficiency of production and industrial processes aimed at reducing emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases;

    ·     Commitment to closed-loop economy principles called to reduce waste generation and increase the proportion of waste recycled;

    ·     Implementation of the best available technologies whenever possible;

    ·     Actions appropriate to preserve climate and biodiversity;

    ·     Implementation of the “Green Office” principles;

    ·     Ensuring open communications, awareness and regular reporting to the public, shareholders, state authorized body in the field of environmental protection and other stakeholders regarding material environmental aspects of the company’s activities;

    ·     Ensuring continuous improvement of management systems and indicators in the field of environmental protection relying on relevant distribution of duties and responsibilities and empowering with authority for its maintenance and effective functioning.

     

    Activities in the field of biodiversity conservation

    Intergas Central Asia, JSC has been actively involved in activities for conservation of biodiversity.

    The Company carried out an analysis of the current state of biodiversity in order to assess the industry-related impact of the operated production facilities on the flora and fauna in the areas where the Company's production facilities are located. In parallel with the determination of biodiversity, the impact of the Company’s activities on the environment was assessed in terms of the impact of harmful and polluting substances. Further the testing identified the most typical and frequent factors, substances and their effects on the topsoil, surface water, atmosphere, flora and fauna.

    The results of the research indicate that the Company’s production facilities do not present a negative impact on human health, flora and fauna, the adjacent territory and its landscape, and moreover, planting and formation of an environmentally sustainable system of green vegetation with a balanced composition of complementary items ensuring their connectivity throughout the territory of the sanitary and protective zone, all together, form a natural framework that has significant environmental capabilities that supporting the stable functioning of environmental components. Requirements for assessing biodiversity in areas adjacent to the Company’s production facilities are outlined in the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

    It should be noted that in the course of implementation of major repairs of its production facilities adjacent to high-voltage power lines, the Company equips the facilities with solutions aimed to prevent the death of birds and other wildlife species from collisions and electric shock when contacting wires, power support elements and other parts of electrical installations. Identification and surveying of areas posing increased danger from electrical installations for birds are timely carried out during special studies or as part of industrial environmental control.

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    Environmental impact

     Atmosphere air

    Over the period, Intergas Central Asia has been successfully implementing the Ecological Policy targeted to manage various environmental risks arising in the course of implementation of industrial activities to ensure the ecological safety. The company performs regular testing, diagnostics, monitoring, collection and processing of information on an ongoing basis in order to reduce methane emissions into the atmosphere from the company's facilities. Natural gas leaks can occur during the operation of compressor stations, gas distribution stations and the line facilities of the main gas pipelines tending to reduce the efficiency of operations, increase the energy resources consumption and the risk of explosive hazards. Leak detection surveys are conducted in a variety of ways, by aircraft survey, vehicle survey and foot patrolling. A set of actions to protect the environment is also being carried out relying on new technologies using the advanced solutions offered by the progress in science.

    In aggregate, such actions allow the company to operate keeping the level of actual emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere below the levels for permissible emission standards and approved by government authorities in the field of environmental protection.

    Between 2016 and 2023, no incidents or emergency environmental pollution were recorded on main gas pipelines.

    As is known, the coal generation is considered to be most heavily loaded for the environment. Burning of coal at thermal power plants or in boiler houses results in release of numerous harmful substances. An alternative fuel is the natural gas, which can, in some cases, reduce emissions of major pollutants by 95%. One of the main advantages of gasification technology is the absence of emissions of solid particles (dust), which are a heterogeneous mixture of organic and inorganic substances. Gas power plants are considered more economical, technologically advanced and energy efficient compared to coal ones.

    It is worth mentioning that according to the decision of the European Commission, the use of natural gas, as one of the environmentally friendly fuels, is the best available technology for generating green energy during the transition period until 2050.

    Thus, in accordance with the instructions of the Head of State to convert Almaty thermal power plants to gas, Intergas Central Asia JSC completed the first stage of construction of gas infrastructure for the Almaty power generating energy units. The implementation of the project will improve the quality of life of people in Almaty by reducing air pollution in the city and surrounding areas, and will also ensure the city is able to meet the growing energy consumption.

     

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    On yearly basis, Intergas Central Asia, JSC develops and confirms with verifiers the inventory report on greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1) drafted in accordance with the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the company analyzes the calculated indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with the consumption of purchased heat energy and electricity (Scope 2), and all other greenhouse gases emission coming from from the use of the sold products (Scope 3). Research work is also carried out annually to determine the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the course of operations and production activities of Intergas Central Asia. The purpose of the research work is to obtain objective data on greenhouse gas emissions during the operation of the enterprise and determine the potential for their reduction.

    Intergas Central Asia conducts industrial environmental monitoring on an ongoing basis to assess the environmental situation and the impact of production facilities on the environment. Monitoring of the impact of production activities is carried out by own accredited laboratory of Production and Environmental Monitoring, equipped with the latest up-to-date equipment and instruments.

    Production environmental monitoring includes monitoring of emissions and impacts on the environment, including the atmosphere, aquatic environment, soil and radiation level background, in particular:

    ·        Instrumental testing of emissions of harmful substances from stationary sources of pollution of gas-burning equipment;

    ·        Air monitoring at the border of the sanitary protection zone (SPZ);

    ·        Testing of waste and groundwater;

    ·        Testing of topsoil surface for heavy metals detection;

    ·        Monitoring the background radiation at the industrial facilities.

    To carry out the production environmental monitoring of the business facilities, a special Service for Industrial and Environmental Monitoring (IEM) under the Engineering and Technical Center branch of Intergas Central Asia, JSC was established.

    Based on the results of the testing, the specialists of the production and environmental monitoring department draw up certificates, protocols, detailed quarterly reports to the territorial bodies for environmental protection.

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    Water resources management

    Intergas Central Asia views the rational use of water resources as a priority task of activities. Within the scope of its operations, the company is determined to reduce the volume of water consumption, enhance the efficient use of the water resources and minimize the impact on natural water bodies.

    The company adheres to the internal standards for water resources management.  The acting Documented Procedure for Water Resources Management sets the uniform requirements and determines the corporate principles in this field and schedules the water consumption activities.  Thus, the Procedure is the basis on which the adopted Action Plan for 2020–2024 for Indicative reduction in the use of fresh water, reduction of the discharge of normatively treated water through measures to reduce water losses during transportation was approved. In addition, the Declaration of Commitment to Rational Water Resources Management stated in the paper "8 Water Principles" was signed.

    To determine the impact on the water resources, the company regularly assesses the state of water resources. Thus, the limits on groundwater extraction are subject to agreement every 5 years, and every 25 years a complete revaluation of reserves is performed. Production and environmental monitoring carried out on quarterly basis provides for taking water samples and analyzing the content of pollutants in water resources.

     

    Waste Management

    Production activities of Intergas Central Asia result in generation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. The waste management actions are based on the following principles:

    - separate waste collection, sorting and disposal of reusable waste fractions;

    - arrangement of regular transportation of waste to places of temporary storage and processing, and waste disposal at landfills;

    - granting incentives for the separate collection of organic waste and its reuse;

    - setting strict requirements for mandatory separation of construction waste from other types of waste directly at the construction site or in a special place;

    - prohibition on mixing of certain types of waste with other types or special additives;

    - prevention of unauthorized burning of waste;

    - providing legal basis for the transfer of own obligations for waste disposal to owners of the facilities used to process this waste, through the timely conclusion of agreements with specialized enterprises;

    - setting up of a system for timely provision of reliable information on waste management to the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

    Waste management is carried out in accordance with the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with internationally recognized practice, as well as in accordance with the documented procedure for Waste Management in Intergas Central Asia.

    The company conducts regular inventory, accounting and control over the temporary storage and condition of all generated types of production and consumption waste.

     

    Renewable energy sources (RES)

    Renewable energy sources are efficiently used by Intergas Central Asia in the form of the introduced WATERKOTTE heat pumps of the DS 5051.3/4 series, which allow to obtain heat by using heat energy from a low potential agent, like heat potential of subsoil and artesian water, or subsurface heat by method of its transfer with a higher temperature to the heating agent.

    The use of heat pumps is saving primary energy resources, both cost effective and beneficial for protecting of the environment, including due to reduction of greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere.

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    In addition, the company installed the lighting along the site perimeter using the SKU-V1-50 LED lamps powered by renewable energy sources (solar energy). The generation source powered by the solar energy is photovoltaic converter KZPV 230 M60 equipped with ECO Energia MRRT Pro 250/60 controllers.

    The saving of the electric power costs in comparison with the use of DRL-250 lamps amounts to 492 thousand Tenge per year. 

    The volume of electricity produced for own consumption needs is 7884 kWh or 0.1% of the total power generation.

     

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    The Company has implemented the Documented Procedure entitled “The Green Office Concept of Intergas Central Asoa, JSC”.

    The goals for introduction of Green Office Concept imply the following:

    - reduction of the natural resources consumption due to higher ecological efficiency of the office;

    - raising the awareness of the employees of the impacts of climate change and the actions needed to counteract and mitigate its effects, such as energy saving and likewise efforts.

    The goal of implementing the Green Office concept is to carry out activities with the rational use of resources and energy while reducing the amount of waste generated when working in an office space.

    The Process for implementation of the Green Office concept provides for:

    -  planning of actions under the Green Office Program;

    monitoring and supervision of the implementation progress.

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