Central Asia, where the Belt and Road Initiative was initiated, is also one of the major regions where the Belt and Road Initiative has yielded early harvests. Over the past decade since the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward, Chinese companies have actively participated in industrial upgrading, connectivity and improving people's livelihood in Central Asian countries, and the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation has yielded fruitful results.

Kazakhstan Karaganda Project is located in Karaganda, in central Kazakhstan, one of the main industrial regions of Kazakhstan. The Karaganda No. 3 thermal Power Station expansion project is the first EPC general contract project of a coal-fired power station executed by a Chinese enterprise in Kazakhstan. The project plans to expand 110MW power generation and 180GJ/h heating equipment, as well as supporting facilities such as coal treatment, cooling towers, electrical and control systems. Jeneng Electric Power Company for its supporting boiler ignition system and other equipment. The owner of the project is Karaganda Energy Centre, a major power generation and heating provider in the Karaganda region.

The project was constructed according to Kazakh standards, and efforts were made to promote localization during the project implementation process. 90% of the civil work and 75% of the installation work were completed by local subcontractors, and nearly half of the project department's management staff were local employees. The unit of Karaganda No. 3 power station expansion project has long-term stable operation and has become the main power supply and heating unit in Karaganda City.