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Success Stories

Successful projects are often the inspiration for new green investment opportunities. The examples provided here demonstrate what has already been achieved with GEFF expertise and financial help.

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Hydropower plant in Almaty oblast, Raimbek district, on the Orta Kakpak river, near Kakpak village

27.09.2023 -

In 2023, Konaev & Company LLP completed the investment project for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant and commissioned the plant with a total capacity of 2.2 megawatts. The total demand of the Rayimbek District, where the project is implemented, is 6 megawatts. Equipment for the operation of the plant was purchased and imported

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Sprinklers for watering lawn of an office building in Almaty

31.07.2023 -

An entrepreneur from Almaty has a retail space that he rents out. He used garden hoses to maintain an attractive green lawn in front of an office building. It was very inconvenient as uncontrolled water consumption led to waterlogging of the lawn, the grass roots lost their vitality from an excess of water, and as

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Rain water harvesting tank for a private house Momynay

31.07.2023 -

Recently, the issue of water conservation has become highly pertinent. Utilizing potable water from the municipal supply for irrigation is becoming increasingly impractical and expensive, particularly in arid regions of Kazakhstan. In the village of Momynay in the Turkestan region, the owner of a private residence decided to tackle this challenge by utilizing a reservoir

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New irrigation system for a young entrepreneur from Pavlodar region

30.06.2023 -

A young entrepreneur from Pavlodar region decided to engage in potato cultivation. Since her numerous relatives are also involved in this business, they advised her to purchase a drip irrigation system. With the help of this irrigation technology, dissolved fertilizers are delivered precisely to the root zone along with watering, contributing to the production of

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New subsoiler for an entrepreneur from South Kazakhstan region

30.06.2023 -

The entrepreneur from South Kazakhstan region has been engaged in wheat cultivation for several years now. Each year, before the start of the planting season, he carries out soil cultivation on his fields to ensure a high yield. This year, he felt the need to acquire an additional subsoiler to expedite the processing since his

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Modern greenhouse for a resident of the village from Akmola region

30.05.2023 -

A resident of a small village in the Akmola region cultivates various vegetable crops in greenhouse on her land plot. Initially, the harvest was intended for her family’s consumption. This year, the woman decided to grow vegetables for commercial purposes. There is a high demand for fresh vegetables in the region, but due to its

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Drip irrigation system for a private entrepreneur from the South Kazakhstan region

30.05.2023 -

The entrepreneur from the South Kazakhstan region has been cultivating tomatoes for several years. Last year, the region experienced a severe drought with minimal rainfall. The crop yield was lower than planned. The entrepreneur realized the need of the irrigation system modernisation with high-quality equipment as a long-term investment. He was already aware of the

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Reducing heat losses by modernization of the steam pipeline for caustic soda production plant

31.01.2023 -

JSC Caustic is a modern industrial enterprise, established in 2002, for thr production of chlor-alkali products. The Company is the only manufacturer of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in Kazakhstan, known as caustic soda, used as a raw material and reagents in various industries. The production process requires alkali to be evaporated with steam. Prior to the

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Large-scale wind farm in the Shelek corridor of the Enbekshikazakh district of the Almaty region.

31.01.2023 -

Zheruyik Energo LLP was established in 2016 with the aim of implementing an investment project for the construction and operation of a wind power plant with a total capacity of 48.5 megawatts. The wind farm is located at a distance of more than 1 km from the village of Shelek, Enbekshikazakh district, Almaty region.  The

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Wind power plant in the Shelek corridor of the Enbekshikazakh district of the Almaty region

31.12.2022 -

VES Nurly LLP was established in 2016 aiming at implementation of an investment project for the construction and operation of a wind power plant with a total capacity of 8.45 megawatts. The power plant operates 13 wind turbines. The total investment cost of construction amounted to 8.7 million US dollars, 4.7 of which was financed

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Resource-saving and energy-efficient digital LED screens have replaced printed billboards in the cities of Almaty and Astana

31.12.2022 -

JSC “RTS Deco” is a joint venture (hereinafter “the Company”) organised by the international company JCDecaux, has been operating in the Kazakhstan market since 2000. The Company is offering services on the placement of the outdoor advertising on billboards owned by the Company. The company learned about the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) from the

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Energy-efficient refrigerator for a vegetable store in Shakhtinsk

30.11.2022 -

An entrepreneur from Shakhtinsk has been cooperating for many years with local vegetable producers who supply their products to her store. Recently, a variety of herbs (dill, arugula, basil, iceberg lettuce) has become in high demand. To keep the freshness of herbs for as long as possible, the entrepreneur decided to purchase a new refrigerator.

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Energy efficient freezer for a grocery store in the village of Tortkol

31.10.2022 -

A resident of the village of Tortkol, Turkestan region, recently purchased a small grocery store. There was an old freezer from the previous owner in the store. It worked very poorly and sometimes turned off resulting in the spoiled products. The owner decided to purchase a new energy efficient freezer. Since all the funds were

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Energy efficient boiler for a large family in the village of Talas

31.10.2022 -

The small house of the Talas village, where the family with three small children moved to, had an old heating system. It was especially cold in the house during the winter, and the children were often sick. Parents decided to modernise the heating system, but there was not enough money to purchase a new boiler.

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New energy-efficient refrigerator for a veterinary clinic of the village of Zhanakorgan

30.09.2022 -

A private entrepreneur from the village of Zhanakorgan has been running the veterinary clinic where she works as a veterinarian for many years. The villagers bring their animals for vaccination and treatment every day. Most of the medicines require special storage conditions in the refrigerator, but the old refrigerator often broke down. The entrepreneur learned

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Energy efficient washing machine for a confectionery in Shakhtinsk

30.09.2022 -

Aigul Zhamkeeva owns a small bakery in the city of Shakhtinsk. She is engaged in the production of confectionery. Aigul decided to purchase a new washing machine as it was important to keep the working place clean. She was rather serious about choosing the eligible model. Such technical characteristics as the power of the washing

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Entrepreneur from the city of Aktobe installed energy efficient melting furnaces

31.08.2022 -

Alina Yesengeldinova is an entrepreneur from Aktobe city. Her company is engaged in the remelting of scrap and non-ferrous metals. The company performs turning and milling work on an individual basis. To improve product quality and reduce power consumption, Alina Yesengeldinova decided to purchase new equipment. Since there were not enough money to finance the

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Energy -efficient machinery successfully operates in the Almaty region

31.08.2022 -

A private entrepreneur from Almaty region, Adilet Igisinov, has been engaged in earthworks for several years. Every year he gets more customers. There was a need to purchase specialized equipment, which would help to increase productivity and speed up the work significantly. Recently, Adilet decided to buy new equipment, but there were not enough funds

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A new economical sprayer for working in the fields in the Zhambyl region.

31.07.2022 -

For more than 4 years, Jordon-Ogly Jamali Kasymovich has been engaged in crop agriculture cultivation in the Zhambyl region. He grows onions and sprays insects on alfalfa and tomatoes. To increase productivity and speed up his work, the entrepreneur decided to purchase specialized machinery and equipment. However, he did not have enough money to finance

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Energy efficiency and environmental compatibility. The company from the city of Uralsk bought a new excavator-forklift.

31.07.2022 -

Kasymzhan Duisengaliyev is the director of a construction company LLP “KasProStroi” from the city of Uralsk. The company has been engaged in construction, including multi-apartment residential buildings for more than 5 years. Previously, the company was forced to rent specialized equipment for its work. This made the working process complicated and required significant investment. Therefore,

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New energy-efficient refrigerator for a coffee shop in the village of Korday

30.06.2022 -

A small coffee shop, owned by a resident of the village of Korday, is located on the main street. There are always a lot of visitors and the product range is extending constantly . To ensure a good storage conditions of the products, another refrigerator was needed. The owner decided to purchase high-quality energy-saving equipment

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New energy-efficient air conditioner for dry cleaning in Aktobe

30.06.2022 -

An entrepreneur from the city of Aktobe is an owner of the local dry-cleaner, located in the center of the city. Recently, employeesuhfvvjnyj and customers began to complain that it was very hot inside the dry-cleaner since the old air conditioner did not work properly. The owner decided to replace it. A consultant of the

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New energy efficient windows for a residential house in Shemonaiha city

31.05.2022 -

The Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program from the EBRD participant has long planned to replace the windows in her house in the Shemonaikh district of the East Kazakhstan region. The old windows were badly damaged by rain, leaked, let in noise and dust. It was very hot in her house in the summer and

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New energy-efficient gas boiler for a private house in the village of Balpyk bi

31.05.2022 -

Maria Dzhumadilova from the village of Balpyk Bi, Almaty region, works as an admission clerk in a secondary school. Recently, the main gas supply was installed in the village, and the woman decided to replace the heating in her house from solid fuel to gas because it is convenient and reduces heating costs. It took

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New energy-efficient gas boiler for car repair workshop in the village of Balpyk bi

29.04.2022 -

A private entrepreneur from the village of Balpyk bi, Koksu district, Almaty region, is the owner of the family business. Together with her brother, they established a small vehicle repair workshop. The premises in which the repair works are carried out were built recently, and the heating has not been installed yet. The workers often

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New energy-efficient windows for private kindergarten in the village of Aktobe

29.04.2022 -

A resident of the village Aktobe, Zhambyl region, is a caring mother of three young children. She lives with her family in a large private house. Together with her husband, she decided to establish a private kindergarten in their home. For the comfortable stay of children in the house, the indoor temperature should be at

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New energy-saving air conditioner for a clothes store in the village of Kostogan, Jambyl region

27.03.2022 -

A private entrepreneur from the village of Kostogan, Jambyl region, decided to purchase an air conditioner for her small clothes store, which was renovated recently. The hot weather in Jambyl region lasts for more than 8 months in the year. If there is no air conditioning in the store, the customers stay indoors for a

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Drip irrigation system for a private entrepreneur from the village of Shieli

27.03.2022 -

Nikolai Arlikhanovich Syzdykov, a resident of the village of Shieli, Kyzylorda region, has been growing rice for many years. First of all, it is very important for a person engaged in crop production to save the time and get a harvest as early as possible. It is also significant to keep the rice under water

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Refrigeration equipment for a pharmacy in Atbasar

28.02.2022 -

A young entrepreneur from the city of Atbasar, Akmola region, has been running a small pharmacy since 2021. She decided to get a new refrigerator to provide special storage conditions for medicines. In a household appliance store, a woman learned from a consultant about the opportunities of receiving incentive in the amount of 10% of

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Energy-efficient household appliances please a new owner from Shakhtinsk.

28.02.2022 -

A resident of Shakhtinsk city has recently renovated her house. The kitchen turned out to be especially beautiful and bright. But the place for the refrigerator was empty. The woman had long to buy a new refrigerator, but she did not have the whole amount for the purchase, and it was also difficult to choose

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Energy efficient windows for a new apartment in Nur-Sultan city

31.01.2022 -

A resident of Nur-Sultan city bought an apartment and decided to make repairs in it. Most of all, the new owner didn’t like the windows in the apartment. They were in old wooden frames, and one of the glasses had a crack. The woman decided to replace them and contacted the glass factory. At the

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Energy efficient windows for a beauty salon in Kapshagay city, Almaty region

31.01.2022 -

The owner of a small beauty salon in the city of Kapshagay decided to replace the old windows with new ones. The decision was made due to multiple customers’ complaints about the strong wind blowing from the windows. The comfort of the clients is one of the key conditions for a successful beauty salon. It

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New energy efficient gas boiler for private house of the rural school teacher in Maulembay village

24.12.2021 -

A rural school teacher from the village of Maulembay, Koksu district, Almaty region, has been living with her family in a private house for over 7 years. There was no gas in the village and all this time the house was heated with coal. Since the furnace gas and smoke come from the combustion of

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Investing in energy-efficient equipment quickly pays off and contributes to the competitiveness

24.12.2021 -

Nurlan Abdrazakov from the Shieli village of the Kyzylorda region has been breeding livestock and selling meat for over 15 years. Recently, a man decided to purchase a forklift for use on the farm: loading feed, equipping a farmyard, and outbuildings construction. For this purpose, the entrepreneur applied for a loan to the Microfinance organization

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New energy efficient gas boiler for production hall in Shakhtinsk city

30.11.2021 -

A Kazakh company from the city of Shakhtinsk, Karaganda region, has been engaged in furniture production in a small production hall since 2006. A floor-stand fan heater is used to heat the premises. The thermal effect of the fan in the premises is uneven: it is very hot near the heater, and at a distance

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New energy efficient windows for a residential house in Almaty city

30.11.2021 -

A Kazakh entrepreneur from Almaty owns a small kitchen appliances company. In 2019, he started building a house for his family. From the very beginning, the man decided to install only energy saving windows. Therefore, it was necessary to find an appropriate company for manufacturing of such windows. The man approached a major manufacturer of

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Gasification of a private house in the village of Chundzha. The new heating system under the GEFF program for a large family

29.10.2021 -

A resident of Chundzha village, the Uygur district of Almaty region, is a caring mother of a large family. Her family lives in a private house, which needs to be heated to enable better condition for small children. Previously, her house was heated with coal, and it was rather inconvenient. The air in the house

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A company from the city of Nur-Sultan purchased a new high-performance excavator

27.10.2021 -

LLP Center Block KZ is a medium-sized business located in Nur-Sultan city, Akmola region, Republic of Kazakhstan. The company has been operating on the market since 2012, providing operating leasing services for special equipment. The main clients of the company are such construction companies as Astana-Auto-Stroy LLP, Energo-REM LLP, Build Stroy Object LLP and other.

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Kazakh family completed insulation of the façade of their house

30.09.2021 -

Zarina Shakhmet is a young entrepreneur from the Karaganda city. Zarina runs a sewing business located at her family house. The woman sews women’s clothing, aprons, tablecloths. With the onset of the pandemic, the entrepreneur expanded the range of products and started sewing fabric protective face masks. For the sale of masks, Zarina has started

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New energy efficient gas boiler for private house in Balpyk Bi village

27.09.2021 -

Lyubov Ostroushko is a pensioner from the Balpyk Bi village, Almaty region. The woman lives alone, and recently it has become difficult for her to buy coal to heat her house in winter. Therefore, she decided to install a gas heating system and applied to the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF” to finance the purchase of

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New energy efficient windows for a residential house in Shemonaiha city

30.08.2021 -

The Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program from the EBRD participant has long planned to replace the windows in her house in the Shemonaikh district of the East Kazakhstan region. The old windows were badly damaged by rain, leaked, let in noise and dust. It was very hot in her house in the summer and

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New energy efficient freezer for a small grocery store in Shymkent

30.07.2021 -

Erali Daniyarov is an entrepreneur from the city of Shymkent who runs a small home-based grocery store. Recently, the demand for his store’s products has increased, and Erali decided to buy a freezer that products have been stored for longer. He applied to the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF” to finance the purchase and loan expert

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A new energy efficient chest freezer for a small butchery business in the city of Taraz

28.07.2021 -

Roza Satpanbetova lives in the city of Taraz and carries on a butchery business in rented premises for over 10 years. Her regular customers are cafes and restaurants of the city. She heard about the possibility of purchasing energy efficient equipment under the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) programme from the EBRD and receiving an

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A new energy efficient chest freezer for a small butchery business in the city of Shymkent

30.06.2021 -

Mr. Olimjan Kurbanshikov lives in the city of Shymkent, and sells meat on the market. He has heard about the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program from the EBRD  from his loan expert, and has found it very interested, as he needed a new chest freezer. To choose eligible under GEFF model of the freezer

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New energy efficient refrigerator in cafe “Tim&Ko” in Taldykorgan under GEFF program in Kazakhstan

24.06.2021 -

One of the first clients who received a green finance loan under the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program from the EBRD was Svetlana Shin, an entrepreneur from the city of Taldykorgan. Svetlana works in public catering, and owns a network of cafes “Tim&Ko”. Her cafe has been operating on the market for more than

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New energy efficient gas boiler for private house in Chundzha village

24.06.2021 -

Marat Nasirov is a pensioner who lives in Chundzha village. In November 2020 he applied to the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF” to get a micro loan to buy a new gas boiler for his private house and replace the old one. The loan expert of the MFO “KMF” advised Marat Torsunovich to take an advantage

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Drip irrigation system project for agribusiness in Shieli district of Kyzylorda region

08.06.2021 -

The Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program covers both the high-performing equipment, materials for rational use of energy resources, and also technologies to improve the sustainable management of land and water resources. The drip irrigation project in the Shieli district of Kyzylorda region was one of the first sustainable water management projects financed by the

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New energy efficient refrigerator for grocery store in the village Khanaryk

08.06.2021 -

Firuza Isatayeva owns a small grocery store in the village of , in the Tolebi district of Turkestan region of Kazakhstan. She has been in business for over 10 years. Firuza regularly uses micro loans provided by the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF”. The client’s credit history is more than 7 years. This time she needed a

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New energy efficient freezer for grocery store in Shymkent

08.06.2021 -

Zhazira Saparova is a longtime client of the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF”. Zhazira owns a small grocery store in the city of Shymkent. She has been using loans provided by the MFO “KMF” and participating in various promotions for many years. She learned about the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program from her loan expert. Zhazira

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New energy efficient refrigerator for the canteen in the city of Shymkent

08.06.2021 -

Dildora Rustemova is an entrepreneur from the city of Shymkent who purchased a new energy-efficient refrigerator for her canteen. For more than a decade, she has been feeding visitors of the auto parts market in her canteen. Her first loan provided by the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF” a year ago was spent for the purchase

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New energy efficient boiler for the private house in the city of Zharkent

08.06.2021 -

Usipzhan Ashimov is a citizen of the small city of Zharkent, Almaty region. He has been engaged in a cargo transportation business for more than 20 years. He transports coal and livestock between the villages. Several years ago, a man took out a micro loan from the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF” to buy a cargo

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New energy efficient refrigerator for a grocery store in the city of Shymkent

03.06.2021 -

Dilbar Abdukarimova is a client of the Microfinance organization (MFO) “KMF”. She lives in the city of Shymkent and owns a grocery store as well as a hardware store, selling food, household goods, etc. She is getting loans from the MFO “KMF” for repair works and the product-line expansion on a regular basis. The MFO

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Heating system for small grocery store in Lenger under GEFF program in Kazakhstan

03.02.2021 -

Janerke Satarhanova, an entrepreneur from Langer, Turkestan region, was one of the first clients who received a loan under the GEFF program in Kazakhstan. She purchased a Bosch boiler for 230,000 tenge, which became the backbone of her grocery store’s heating system. 10 per cent of the invested amount returned to Janerke as incentives under

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