Upgraded Aksu Sugar Plant Soon Will Earn In Test Mode

On August 22, 2018, mazhilisman Amangeldy Aydarovich Daurenbayev paid a working visit to the Almaty region. During the working visit, the deputy got acquainted with the course of work of the Aksu sugar plant.

The deputy chairman of the Almaty regional branch of the Nur Otan party Serik Nurkadyrov, the deputy akim of Aksu district A. Sabyrbayev, as well as the plant management and workers accompanied the mazhilisman.

 

“After 10 years of inactivity, the plant was re-launched in 2017. Last year, 67,797 tons of sugar beet were processed, from which we obtained 4,000 tons of sugar. One 50 kilogram sack of sugar costs 8 thousand tenge, ” explained Aksu district akim deputy Amandos Sabyrbayev.

Not only the collection points of sugar beet, but also all the equipment of the plant is involved and fully automated. The plant will begin its work on September 25 of this year. Today, about 299 people work here, 15 of them from the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, 51 from Ukraine. However, for the full capacity of the plant requires about 650 specialists.

The deputy got aknowledged with the course of work and gave a positive assessment of the activity of sugar beet processing in the region. At a meeting with the workers of the sugar plant, he answered all the questions of the workers and took control of several appeals.

Aksu Plant

• Aksu Sugar Plant was commissioned in 1967. Suspended due to lack of raw materials in 2007.
• The plant launched in November 2017.
• The area of buildings - 47 thousand square meters, land - 82 hectares.
• Chairman of the Board of Directors - Orazbekov Kairat Aitmoldaevich.
• Production capacity - processing of sugar beet 3 thousand tons per day, 300 thousand tons per year.
• Aksu, Sarkand and Alakol regions supply raw materials.
• Manufactured products - granulated sugar, molasses, bagasse.
• Job places - about 500 in the plant and 11 thousand in the production of sugar beet.
• Investments for 2017 amounted to 3 billion tenge.

According to the regional akimat, the Aksu Sugar Plant, which has been completely modernized on the basis of a public-private partnership, will work from this year on the principle of "waste-free production." This year, the plant plans to process 130,000 tons of beets, and a Norwegian plant for tamping and packing of beet cake has been installed. This was announced during the visit of akim of Almaty region Amandyk Batalov to Aksu district.

 

Aksu sugar plant, which had been idle for many years, was partially updated last year, but it worked mainly due to the repair of outdated equipment of the 1967 assembly. After commissioning, SEC "Zhetіsu" together with the management of the plant started a complete re-equipment of the enterprise, since the equipment was physically and morally outdated. To date, the plant imported modern equipment made in Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France and China.

 

According to the director of the plant, Samat Nadirbayev, 280 people are involved in the reconstruction of the second stage of modernization. Among them are foreign employees. And when the plant starts working again, 600 locals will work in the processing of beets. To date, the installation and replacement of 84% of the process equipment has been completed. The plant will be launched in test mode on September 15, and a full launch is scheduled for October 15, 2018. After collecting the first 20,000 tons of beet harvest, the plant will begin to work without interruption.

About 130 thousand tons of sugar beet will be produced from the planned for this year processing 130 thousand tons of sugar beet. Previously, the beet meal was transported by transport in an open state, and therefore lost its quality due to moisture on the way. Now there is an opportunity for special equipment for pressing and packing meal. In the packaged state, the product is stored without loss of quality for up to 2 years. Such environmentally friendly products without chemicals - an indispensable feed for feedlots. In the future, it will be possible to export finished products to domestic and foreign markets.

Akim of the region Amandyk Batalov, visiting the shop for tamping and packing of meal, processing of beets, packaging of finished products, also inquired about the readiness of the thermal power plant and fuel supply. According to the plant's specialists, the CHP boilers are ready for launch. Next year, after the construction of a new CHP plant, the existing boilers will be used as a reserve.

At the end of the visit, the head of the region, A. Batalov, reminded the plant management of the responsibility for the state funds allocated through SEC Zhetisu and that each tiyn should be used purposefully for the modernization and commissioning of the plant.

In addition, he noted that the operation of the plant is a huge breakthrough for both the local population and the economy of the region.

“The president set before us the task of increasing the volume of sugar beet cultivation and its processing with the help of advanced technologies. Our commitment to this task is obvious. We started to finance and work with the Islamic Development Bank to restore irrigation systems. Agronomic assistance is provided to beet farmers, helping to improve product quality. This year, given the increased yield per hectare than last year, we plan to achieve a good result. We also launched the Aksu Sugar Plant based on partnerships between the public and private sectors. Thanks to new technologies, the sugar content in processed beets increases every year and reaches up to 14%. Aksu plant will reach full production capacity by 2020-2021. And it will process up to 350 thousand tons of beets,” the regional akim concluded.

In addition, the head of the region instructed akim of Aksu district of Almaty region Adilbek Dalbagayev to solve the problem of providing housing for qualified specialists of the enterprise for their retention in the workplace.