The objective of the Alma Electricity Transmission Project for Kazakhstan is to improve the reliability and quality of electricity supply to consumers in the Almaty region in an environmentally responsible and financially sustainable manner. There are three components to the project: (1) construction of transmission lines provision of goods and works for: (a) construction of a 500 kV overhead transmission line (OHTL) from Alma substation to Almaty substation; (b) construction of a 220 kV OHTL from Alma substation to Kensai substation; (c) construction of incoming cross connection lines of the 220 kV OHTL from Almaty CHP-3 (combined heat and power) to Shelek substation for connection with Alma substation; (d) construction of the incoming cross connection lines of the 220 kV OHTL from Almaty CHP-3 to Robot substation for connection with Alma substation; and (e) construction of a 500 kV OHTL from Alma substation to YuKGRES substation; (2) construction, extension, and modernization of substations provision of goods and works for: (a) construction of a new 500 kV Alma substation and extension and modernization of the 500 kV Almaty substation; and (b) extension and modernization of YuKGRES substation; and (3) consulting and technical services provision of: (a) consultants' services for procurement and Project management, including preparation of bidding documents and technical specifications, site visits, quality control and monitoring of all executed work, and verification of contractor's payments and reporting; and (b) technical services for the selection and approval of the overhead transmission line route including support for selection of the transmission routes, conduct of engineering surveys and engineering supervision of the turn-key contracts during construction.
