Implementation Period
September 2026 – present
Footprint
Kazakhstan / Critical Minerals and Associated Infrastructure
Client
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Position Held
Regional Planner and Infrastructure Expert
Main Project Features
The ADB-financed technical assistance supports the development of diversified, resilient and sustainable critical minerals and clean energy technology supply chains across Asia and the Pacific. The Kazakhstan component focuses on developing a Foundational Strategy for the country's critical minerals sector, including sector diagnostics, mineral prioritisation, market opportunities, institutional frameworks, and enabling infrastructure requirements. The infrastructure assessment covers transport networks, electricity supply, water resources and associated utilities serving mineral deposits, mining operations and processing facilities. It examines infrastructure availability, connectivity gaps, capacity constraints, and opportunities for coordinated infrastructure development. The assignment aims to identify strategic priorities, investment needs and recommendations to strengthen Kazakhstan's critical minerals value chains, attract investment and support integration into regional and international markets.
Activities Performed
Responsible for the logistics, infrastructure and spatial planning components of Kazakhstan's critical minerals sector assessment. Reviewing existing and planned road, railway, port, electricity transmission and water infrastructure in relation to priority mineral deposits, mining and processing facilities, industrial zones, and potential export corridors. Developing spatial and GIS-based assessments of infrastructure accessibility, capacity constraints, geographical bottlenecks and connectivity requirements. Examining infrastructure development programmes, network expansion opportunities and investment priorities, including multimodal logistics connections to international markets. Preparing infrastructure data requirements, reviewing national planning documents and sector studies, and coordinating information collection with government counterparts and the multidisciplinary project team. Contributing to the infrastructure diagnostics, assessment of strategic development options, identification of priority infrastructure investments and formulation of recommendations for the Foundational Strategy and subsequent project development phases.