Project features

Yildirim Holding A.Ş. is developing a greenfield investment project in Kazakhstan to construct and operate soda ash production plant with a capacity of 500,000 tons a year. The Project includes the construction of technological, energy and auxiliary facilities (limestone quarry, salt and brine area, water pipeline and OHTL) located at the industrial site of the plant, as well as the construction of on-site roads and railway tracks, inter-shop communications for technological, energy and auxiliary purposes. Juru was hired to support the development of the full ESIA package.

Services provided

Task 1: Scoping report

• Scoping site visit 
• Preparation of the baseline chapters of the Scoping Report

Task 2: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)

• Baseline studies:
• Continuous 72 hours of Noise Monitoring using noise meters Type1/Class A at 5 locations
• Air Quality monitoring (SO2, NOx (NO and NO2), CO, CO2, PM 2.5, PM10) using AQ mesh
• Winter and spring terrestrial walkover surveys: 
• Raptor nest search
• Great Bustard breeding 
• Tortoise survey
• Stakeholder consultations
• Archaeological and cultural heritage walkover
• Socio-economic study
• Regulatory review
• Organization of public consultations and disclosure meetings
• Support lead Consultant in submission of ESIA to lenders and addressing their comments