Tokayev orders QazaqGaz to ensure stable gas supply, expand resource baseKazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed QazaqGaz to ensure stable gas supply to the country during the heating season and to expand the resource base for commercial gas, the presidential press service said.The press service said the head of state met on Tuesday with QazaqGaz CEO Alibek Zhamauov, who reported on the progress of major infrastructure projects.Zhamauov said that construction continues on a gas processing plant at the Kashagan field capable of processing 1 billion cubic meters of gas a year, with commissioning scheduled for the third quarter of 2027.Design work and procurement of equipment and materials are under way for the second line of the Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent gas pipeline, and construction has already begun.In addition, EPC contractors have been selected for the projects to build a gas processing plant at Kashagan with a capacity of 2.5 billion cubic meters of gas a year and the Karachaganak gas processing plant with a capacity of 5 billion cubic meters a year.The president was also briefed on plans to provide gas to Kokshetau and Petropavlovsk, build a small-scale plant for producing liquefied natural gas in the town of Rudny with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes a year and create a fourth underground gas storage facility.The gradual replacement of more than 1.3 million conventional gas meters with smart meters is also under way as part of the sector's digital transformation. The Aqyl Energy project aims to modernize gas metering and supply management through the use of artificial intelligence and data analytics.According to the press service, QazaqGaz is also fully prepared for the 2026-2027 heating season. Geological exploration is under way at the Shalkar, Saralzhyn, Maldybai, Severny-2, Severny-1, Akkuduk and Pridorozhnoye blocks. (ICE ALMATY)

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