Water is not used in the Company's technological process. The Company's water usage is negligible, and KEGOC operations have no major impact on used water sources. The company uses water for domestic consumption from the city water supply system and wells, water intake from surface sources (rivers, lakes, etc.) is not carried out. 7 branches of KEGOC have artesian water supply and wells are operated in accordance with the permits obtained. The specialised organisations are contracted to permanently monitor the ground water intake facilities in accordance with the Water Code of Kazakhstan.
|
Water Consumption |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Fresh groundwater |
0.037 |
0.048 |
0.056 |
0.052 |
|
of them in regions with water scarcity* |
0.009 |
0.008 |
0.008 |
0.008 |
|
Municipal water supplies |
0.085 |
0.079 |
0.075 |
0.087 |
|
of them in regions with water scarcity* |
0.011 |
0.009 |
0.009 |
0.010 |
|
Total net fresh water consumption |
0.122 |
0.126 |
0.131 |
0.140 |
|
of them in regions with water scarcity* |
0.020 |
0.017 |
0.017 |
0.018 |
* KEGOC branches of the Southern and Western MES are referred to the areas with water deficit, according to the Water Stress Map
Water is consumed and discharged in accordance with contracts concluded by MES branches with specialized organisations. There are no discharges into water facilities and relief. Used water received from municipal water supply systems is disposed through municipal sewage systems, used water from wells is transferred to specialized organizations for disposal.
Possible sources of water and soil pollution at the Company's facilities are transformer oil used in oil-filled equipment, as well as waste water resulting from the use of water for household needs. Environmental friendliness is one of the top considerations when choosing KEGOC equipment; oil circuit breakers are routinely replaced with gas-insulated and vacuum circuit breakers, which permits cutting down on the amount of transformer oil used in the substations of the MES branches. The oil free equipment increases reliability and fire safety and excludes pollution of ground water and soil. Oil-filled equipment has oil receiving devices or oil soak pits that prevent oil from spilling on the soil. The containment of oil receiving devices shall be checked on regular basis.
