BAT reference documents - NJSC «International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center»

Best Available Techniques (BAT) are used and planned sectoral technologies, techniques and equipment that provide organizational and management measures aimed at reducing the level of negative environmental impact of economic activities up to the target environmental quality indicators.

According to the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, from 1 January 2025, Category I facilities are required to obtain comprehensive environmental permits (CEPs) based on the application of BAT and compliance of facilities with the emission levels specified in BAT reference documents.

When implementing BAT, industry is exempted from paying environmental tax payments on emissions, and for enterprises that do not switch to CEP, environmental payments will be gradually increased by 2, 4 and 8 times.

In this regard, the Centre is developing BAT reference documents.

Between 2021 and 2026, 23 BAT reference documents for enterprises have been developed:

Mining and metallurgical industry

Chemical industry

Oil and gas industry

Energy industry

Monitoring systems

Wastewater treatment for centralized sewerage systems in populated areas

Waste management industry

Works carried out

Production of inorganic chemicals

Cement and lime production

Zinc and cadmium production

Oil and gas processing

Lead production

Copper and precious metal-gold production

Combustion of fuels in large plants for energy production

Energy efficiency in carrying out economic and (or) other activities

Mining and concentration of non-ferrous metal ores (including precious metals)

Mining and processing of iron ores (including other ferrous ores)

Ferroalloys production

Iron and steel production

Production of further processed ferrous metal products

Coal mining and preparation

Treatment of wastewater from centralized sewerage systems in populated areas

Monitoring emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere and water bodies

Waste recovery

Waste disposal

Destruction and disposal of waste by thermal methods

Aluminium production

Plan

BAT reference documents under development in 2024.
Production of titanium and magnesium
Monitoring of pollutant emissions into atmospheric air and water bodies
Wastewater treatment of centralised wastewater disposal systems of settlements
Production of basic organic chemicals and polymers
BAT reference documents planned for development in 2025.
Destruction and disposal of waste by thermal treatment
Waste recovery
Waste disposal
Production of rare non-ferrous metals
BAT reference documents planned for development in 2026
Intensive breeding of pigs and poultry
Slaughter of animals at meat processing plants, meat and cold slaughterhouses
Tanning, dyeing, dressing of hides and skins
Production of edible vegetable oils
Production of low-alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages
Production of fine organic synthesis products
BAT reference documents planned for development in 2027
Production of cellulose from wood or other fibrous materials
Production of glass, ceramic products
Dyeing of textile fibres, bleaching, dyeing of textile products
Manufacture of food, beverages, milk and dairy products

Between 2021 and 2026, 23 BAT reference documents for enterprises have been developed:

Works carried out

Plan

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