They want to include the cascade of hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) in the East Kazakhstan region among the strategic facilities transferred for use to private owners, a KazTAG agency correspondent reports.

«In the list of water management structures of particular strategic importance, including those that can be leased and trust management (…): paragraph 5 should be supplemented with subparagraph 5) as follows: «5) cascade of hydroelectric power plants on the Uba River in the East Kazakhstan region», — says in the draft government resolution.

The explanatory note to the document provides the expected socio-economic, legal and (or) other consequences if the project is adopted, as well as the impact of the draft provisions on ensuring national security.

«The adoption of the project will ensure: reliable control of flood waters, which will significantly reduce flood risks and ensure the protection of territories and settlements of the region; formation of a complex of tanks with a total capacity of up to 500 million cubic meters to stabilize the water supply of the population and industrial facilities; creating conditions for irrigation of over 3 thousand hectares of agricultural land, which will contribute to the development of the region’s agricultural sector; hydroelectric power stations will provide the production of up to 1831 GWh of environmentally friendly electricity per year what will contribute to achieving national sustainable development goals», — explained the developers.