[카자흐스탄] 해수담수화 플랜트 구축 준비

자금부족과 수도관 악화에 직면한 중앙아시아 국가인 카자흐스탄이 물 문제에 대한 해답으로 카스피해의 바닷물을 담수화할 방안을 검토하고 있다. 베올리아 워터 솔루션 & 테크놀로지는 민간부문의 참여가 어떻게 하루 12만5천㎥ 규모의 프로젝트를 수행하는 것을 도울 수 있을지 고심하기 위해 카지나 캐피탈(Kazyna Capital Management)과 MOU를 체결했다.

비록 러시아와 중국, 우즈베키스탄에 둘러싸여 있지만 카자흐스탄의 서남부 지역은 카스피해를 따라 위치해 있다. Aktau에 위치하게 될 이 플랜트는 Aktau와 Zhanaozen지역의 산업체 및 인구에 물을 공급할 예정으로, 두 도시는 Manghystau지역의 유전에 위치한다.

Facing deteriorating and underfunded water infrastructure, central Asian country Kazakhstan is looking to desalinate the Caspian Sea as an answer to its water woes.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies and Kazyna Capital Management to address how private sector participation can help to deliver a 125,000 m3/day project.

Although landlocked by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, the south west part of the country runs alongside the Caspian Sea.

To be located in Aktau, the proposed plant will supply water to industries and the population of Aktau and Zhanaozen, the two main cities in the oil province of the Manghystau.

Veolia will work with the Kazakhstan Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Centre to start work on the project.

While rich in oil, Kazakhstan lacks water resources, particularly for rural households. It was in 2012 when President Nursultan Nazarbayev identified water shortages as a key global challenge, as part of the Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy.

According to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), before Kazakhstan’s independence, an estimated 80% of all rural villages had piped potable water supply.

Due to financial difficulties following the independence, the coverage was officially reported at 40%, although in reality, it might be less with systems that were still working deteriorating rapidly.

ADB estimates that the average volume of drinking water delivered to the population has been diminishing at the rate of 3%-5% a year due to the continued decline in the condition of the existing infrastructure.

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 11월 9일]