Credit: ERG



On Wednesday 30 April 2025, Luxembourg-headquartered global metals and mining company Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) signed an EPC contract with China Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC) for the construction of a ferroalloy-gas utilisation facility in Kazakhstan.

The 80-megawatt facility will be located within Smelting Shop Four of the Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant, converting a by-product that is typically lost through flaring into continuous electricity generation.

By redirecting more than 600,000 cubic metres of gas annually, the project is expected to eliminate flaring at the site and significantly reduce emissions, according to ERG. The development will also provide self-generated electricity for ERG's subsidiary Kazchrome, described as "one of the world's largest ferroalloy producers", and support Kazakhstan's carbon-neutral objectives. 

ERG has allocated approximately $92 million (€81 million) to the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2026 and is expected to create new permanent jobs. 

"Eurasian Resources Group is building the ferroalloy-gas utilisation power plant, turning industrial waste into energy. It will be the first such production facility in Kazakhstan and one of the few in Eurasia," said Shukhrat Ibragimov, Group CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ERG. "Kazakhstan and ERG are pioneering clean tech in metals production. This initiative reinforces our environmental commitment while proving that industrial growth and sustainability can go hand in hand."
 
"When commissioned, this utilisation facility - alongside renewable output from the Group's first wind farm in nearby Khromtau, which is due to reach full capacity already this year - will make our chrome greener," said Serik Shakhazhanov, General Director of ERG Kazakhstan. "This project also aligns with the nation's decarbonisation agenda."
 
Founded in 1953, China Tianchen Engineering Corporation is a global EPC firm that has delivered projects across 30 countries and earned Engineering News-Record rankings among the world's largest contractors and design house. TCC will provide engineering design, equipment and commissioning expertise for the Aktobe build.