ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 4. The volume of cargo transported via the Trans-Caspian corridor has increased sixfold over five years, said Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev at the international forum Astana Finance Day - 2025 in the capital, Trend reports.
According to him, the Trans-Caspian corridor has increased the volume of shipments six times over the last five years - from 800,000 tons in 2020 to 4.5 million tons last year.
“In order to modernize the infrastructure of our country, the National Infrastructure Plan until 2029 was approved in July last year. The main goal of the plan is the development of life-support systems, meeting the needs of the population, as well as ensuring economic growth. Speaking about the main directions, first of all, I would especially like to highlight the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport route, which today plays a strategic role both for Kazakhstan and for the entire region. Over the past five years, the volume of shipments along this route has increased sixfold - from 800,000 tons in 2020 to 4.5 million tons last year. It is planned to increase the volume of shipments to 10 million tons per year in the future,” Bozumbayev said.
The Deputy Prime Minister stated that this result clearly demonstrates competitiveness.
“In December last year, a national program ‘Modernization of the Energy and Utilities Sectors’ was adopted, aimed at updating the main systems and ensuring a reliable energy supply. The key indicator is to reduce the level of wear and tear to 40 percent. About 6.8 trillion tenge ($12.92 billion) of investment is planned to be attracted for the modernization of 86,000 kilometers of engineering networks, which will significantly reduce the number of accidents. In addition, a plan is being implemented to commission at least 26 GW of new generating capacity by 2035. This will be achieved by increasing the share of renewable energy sources, developing flexible gas generation, hydropower resources, and basic carbon capacities,” he noted.
The Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, is a key transit corridor connecting China and Central Asia to Europe through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye. It serves as an alternative to the traditional northern and southern routes, offering a shorter and more efficient path for freight transport between East and West.
