Astana, Kazakhstan, Jan. 30
By Daniar Mukhtarov - Trend:
It is possible in Kazakhstan to use renewable energy sources to generate electricity for lighting the road junctions of the international transit corridor Western Europe-Western China, the chairman of the board of the Kazakh national company KazAvtoZhol, Berik Kamaliyev, said.
He made the remarks at a meeting with the leadership of the Chinese Synohydro Corporation Limited in Astana on Jan. 29.
"I propose to use wind and solar power plants in the lighting of road junctions on the highway's 'Shymkent-Tashkent' and 'Shymkent- Zhambyl region's border' sections," he said.
These sections are part of the international transit corridor Western Europe-Western China.
Synohydro Corporation Limited is one of the contractors for works on these sections of the corridor.
The 'Shymkent-Tashkent' highway is divided into three sections with a total length of 99 kilometers. After the reconstruction, the highway will have four lanes.
Aside from that, it is envisaged to construct on the highway two transport interchanges and two overpasses. The project is planned to be fully implemented in 2016.
The 'Shymkent-Zhambyl region's border' highway consists of two sections located on the territory of the Tulkubass and Sairam districts. The road's total length is 81 kilometers, some 41 kilometers of which are being reconstructed by Synohydro Corporation Limited.
The Western Europe-Western China corridor's total length on the territory of Kazakhstan is 2,787 kilometers.
Edited by SI