EDB to invest €196.9m in Bogatyr Komir project

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and Kazakh mining group Bogatyr Komir signed a €196.6 million loan agreement to finance the modernisation of coal production processes at the Bogatyr mine near the city of Ekibastuz, in Pavlodar province, by introducing continuous mining technology. This is expected to raise output to 50 million tonnes, improve the quality of end products, cut mining costs, and reduce adverse environmental impacts.