A new energy efficient chest freezer for a small butchery business in the city of Shymkent
Investor
Olimjan Kurbanshikov, private entrepreneur
Location
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Investment
Freezing equipment
Energy savings
0,151 mWh per year
CO2 savings
0,056 tonnes per year
Impact
Keep meat fresh and trade business going
Donor
GEF, Federal Ministry Republic of Austria, EU
An entrepreneur from Shymkent purchased an energy efficient freezer for storing meat in his place of trade on the open market
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 Olimzhan used Green Technology Selector. As a result, he purchased a freezer of Turkish producer. As explained by Olimjan, he had been planning this purchase for a long time, but never got around to it.
“I am really satisfied with the terms of the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program. For borrowed funds I purchased reliable, energy efficient equipment and have already received an incentive in the amount of 10% of the invested amount”, – said Olimjan.
This project was supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance.