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09.09.2010 BASF Company will be the sponsor of the Section “Energy and resources saving in the heating, enrgy and gas supply systems and energy effective lighting. Alternative energy sources”

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company – The Chemical Company. With about 105,000 employees, six Verbund sites and close to 385 production sites worldwide we serve customers and partners in almost all countries of the world.

09.09.2010 Special handbook of articles and presentations will be issued by the Kazakhstan Housing and Utilities Sector Reform Center

Deadline is 7 October 2010

About conference

«Upgrade of the public utilities infrastructure should be accompanied by lowering specific operating costs and implementation of sustainable resource saving technologies»

Message to the people of Kazakhstan, delivered by Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MESSAGE

In 1996 Kazakhstan initiated a series of comprehensive reforms in the public utilities sector with the aim of establishment of a competitive environment within the sector, a step by step transition to utility tariffs which would enable service providers to cover their expenses, deregulation of the sector and a wide-scale privatization of residential properties. Furthermore, state tariff regulations have been implemented in order to control tariffs of natural monopolies and social protection measures have been instituted in terms of housing provision for socially challenged households and people at the expense of municipal budgets.

These days new issues are coming to the agenda: conditions have to be created to stimulate the development of the utility service market , increase the investment attractiveness of the public utility sector, implement private-public partnership mechanisms, stimulate private investments in the sector and formulate an effective and efficient system of resource saving technology use, migrating from the cost-based to stimulating tariff rate making.

Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the participation of “Kazakh Center for Modernization and Development of the Public Utility Sector are preparing a full-scale program aimed at modernization and development of the public utilities infrastructure till 2020, envisaging comprehensive upgrades of the infrastructure and utility networks, water supply and effluent discharge reconstruction, implementation of resource-saving technologies as well as energy saving technologies for the housing upgrade to be financed from the specifically allocated budgets.

The objective of the conference is to create an exchange platform for experience sharing, establishment of mutually beneficial contacts, discussion of joint projects and programs, facilitation of investor and investment solicitation, organizational and financial schemes in dealing with sustainable energy use issues.

The conference will establish a linking platform where the public utilities sector stakeholders – public and private companies, research and educational institutions, servicing providers, equipment manufacturers, finance and banking structures – will get a chance to resolve a number of common practical issues in the public utilities sector and develop efficient mechanisms of mutually beneficial cooperation.

The Conference offers a great opportunity to:

Receive first-hand information on the current state of affairs in the public utility sector, legal basis for cooperation between the market players, investment projects and prospects
Benefit from business meetings with the leaders of all municipal administrations (akimats) of Kazakhstan in charge of water supply and water disposal, heating, gas and electricity supply, support of municipal infrastructure operations, as well as representatives of industry-specific ministries and agencies of the Republic.
Present your company as a reliable partner and contractor for implementation of innovative projects in the field of public utilities sector
Come forth with your ideas on implementation of your company’s best practices, products and services in implementation of the Program

Audience:

Representatives of related ministries and government bodies supervising fuel-and-energy сomplex and utilities sector
Head and Business managers of municipal organisations providing services to communal sector
Top and business development management of water, gas and heating services and supply companies
Top Management and managers of pipeline construction and rehabilitation contractor organisations
Top management and managers of power generating and distribution companies
Top management and managers of power facilities and energy lines construction
Business development managers and managers of financial institutions and banks
Scientists, representatives of related R&D establishments, companies providing consulting services and specializing in utilities researches and advanced development