International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center

What International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center does

The International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center (IGTIC) is a National Joint-Stock Company (NJSC) wholly owned by the Government of Kazakhstan, operating under the sole shareholder governance model and supervised by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. Headquartered at 16 Heydar Aliyev Street in Astana, the organization employs 51-100 staff and was established in 2018 to serve as the national hub for green technology investment, climate finance readiness, and industrial environmental standards. Its mandate is non-commercial: it does not sell products in a conventional sense but instead provides public services — investment facilitation, policy support, technical standards development, and capacity building — funded primarily by government budget allocations and co-financed by international development partners.

IGTIC's core products and underlying platform comprise four interlocking assets. The Green Technologies and Investment Projects Register (greenregister.igtipc.org) is a national database of sustainable technologies and projects used to facilitate investment and technology transfer. The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP), implemented jointly with UNIDO since 2023 and supported by the Global Environment Facility, is a structured cleantech startup accelerator that has run three cycles supporting nearly 100 startups with combined revenue exceeding USD 2 million. BAT Reference Books are proprietary Best Available Techniques documents that set industrial environmental standards in Kazakhstan, with a new digital BAT platform under development jointly with Uzbekistan. The Center's Project Pool curates a portfolio of investment-ready green projects matched to potential investors. Supporting services include IGTIC Academy (a training platform), the Readiness Project (Green Climate Fund concept-note capacity building), a Grant Funds Programme, and analytics publications.

IGTIC's go-to-market motion is event-driven and stakeholder-mediated rather than commercial: it operates through international conferences (RES 2026 EXPO, COP29, ECOSOC STI Forum 2026), bilateral cooperation agreements with foreign governments and embassies, and structured acceleration cycles for startups. Its customer base spans four primary segments — Kazakhstani and Central Asian government bodies, cleantech startups, private-sector companies seeking green technology adoption, and international organizations (UNIDO, GEF, GCF, SWITCH-Asia, CAREC, AIT RRC.AP). In April 2026, IGTIC facilitated the signing of 17 memoranda and investment agreements worth over USD 2.3 billion at the RES 2026 EXPO, demonstrating its role as the primary deal-origination gateway for green capital into Kazakhstan and the wider Central Asian region.

Name

International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center

Legal name

NJSC «International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center»

Website

https://igtipc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IGTIC is a Kazakhstani state-owned national joint-stock company that facilitates green technology investment, sets Best Available Techniques industrial standards, runs the GCIP cleantech startup accelerator with UNIDO, and mobilizes climate finance for Kazakhstan and Central Asia, serving government bodies, startups, private companies, and multilateral institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Technology Investment Facilitation

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Certification, Code Compliance & Regulatory Inspection (ASME/API/ISO) (EUAEAHAN)

Keywords

• Green technology investment
• Cleantech acceleration programs
• Climate finance facilitation
• Environmental policy services
• Best available techniques

Headquarters

HQ city

Astana

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a NJSC (National Joint-Stock Company) under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan, the center operates primarily through government funding and international development assistance

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IGTIC is a state-owned national joint-stock company that facilitates green technology investment in Kazakhstan by maintaining a register of green technologies and investment-ready projects, running the GCIP cleantech startup acceleration program with UNIDO, developing and publishing Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference books for industrial environmental standards, and delivering training, climate finance readiness support, and project-pool matchmaking services to connect project developers, investors, and policy makers.

Product overview

IGTIC operates as a unified platform offering multiple interconnected green technology and investment services. The core offerings include the Green Technologies Register (a searchable database of sustainable technologies), the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) for startup acceleration, BAT Reference Books for industrial environmental standards, and the Center's Project Pool for connecting investors with green projects. Supporting services include IGTIC Academy for education and training, the Readiness Project for climate finance capacity building, Grant Funds programs, and Analytics publications. These products work together to facilitate Kazakhstan's transition to a green economy by connecting investors, entrepreneurs, and technology providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IGTIC Academy: An educational platform where experts share knowledge on the transition to a green economy and achieving sustainable development goals. The Academy disseminates knowledge in ecology, green innovative technologies, BAT, and trains specialists to improve their qualifications.
• GCIP Kazakhstan

Products and services

• Green Technologies Register A searchable register/database of green technologies and investment projects in Kazakhstan, used by project developers, investors, and government agencies to identify sustainable solutions for transfer and funding.
• Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) Kazakhstan A national cleantech acceleration program implemented jointly by IGTIC and UNIDO since 2023, supporting climate and environmental entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan through structured acceleration cycles, mentorship, and access to international competition platforms.
• BAT Reference Books Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference documents published by IGTIC that set industrial environmental standards for Kazakhstan, supporting industrial compliance and the country's transition to a green economy.
• IGTIC Academy An educational and capacity-building program offering training in ecology, green innovative technologies, and BAT for specialists, experts, and stakeholders supporting Kazakhstan's transition to a green economy.
• Readiness Project A capacity-building project enhancing Kazakhstan's national capacity for climate finance, helping develop quality project proposals for international climate funding mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund.
• Center's Project Pool A curated portfolio of investment-ready green technology projects compiled by IGTIC to match project developers with potential investors seeking green technology deployment opportunities.
• Grant Funds Program Grant funding initiatives operated by IGTIC that support the implementation of environmental and green technology projects in Kazakhstan.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100 startups successfully completed GCIP acceleration program with combined revenue exceeding USD 2 million
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Asian Institute of Technology Regional Resource Center (AIT RRC.AP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Co-organizer of Regional Training Workshop on Developing Green Climate Fund Concept Notes for Central Asian Countries in Almaty, June 2026.
• Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Co-organizer of Regional Training Workshop on GCF Concept Notes for Central Asian Countries.
• Green Climate Fund (GCF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026The world's largest funding mechanism dedicated to climate action. IGTIC participates in GCF capacity building programs and supports project development for climate finance.
• Jordanian Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency FundmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2024Signed cooperation agreement for exchange of experience and collaboration in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
• China-SCO Technology Transfer CentermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 September 2024Signed Memorandum of Understanding for technology transfer collaboration within SCO framework.
• Canada Embassy in KazakhstanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2024Discussion of prospects for cooperation in green technologies.
• Germany Embassy in KazakhstanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 August 2024Meeting to discuss bilateral cooperation in environmental technologies.
• Japan Center of Assistance for International ProjectsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2024Signed Memorandum of Cooperation for joint initiatives in green technologies and sustainable development.
• Central Asia Climate FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2024Memorandum of Cooperation signed for climate initiatives and regional climate action.
• SWITCH-Asia (EU-funded program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2024IGTIC Deputy Head Didar Karimsakov appointed as national coordinator for SWITCH-Asia in Kazakhstan. Program supports sustainable production practices and green technologies.
• ECOJER Kazakhstan AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2024Co-organizer of workshops on Green Climate Fund and climate project financing for Kazakhstan.
• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joint implementation of the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) in Kazakhstan since 2023. UNIDO and IGTIC co-organize international events and work together on cleantech acceleration, with potential expansion to Central Asian region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SWITCH-Asia (EU-funded programme): EU-funded programme supporting sustainable production and green technology adoption across Asia, with national coordinators in each country — directly comparable operating model to IGTIC's role as Kazakhstan's SWITCH-Asia national coordinator.
• Climate-KIC: EU-backed climate innovation community that runs national and regional cleantech acceleration programmes with deep institutional and donor partnerships — analogous in function to GCIP Kazakhstan and in ecosystem-positioning to IGTIC's accelerator activities.
• UNIDO National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPC network): UNIDO's global network of National Cleaner Production Centres provides industrial environmental advisory, BAT reference work, and capacity building in host countries — the same functions IGTIC executes within Kazakhstan through its BAT Bureau and Readiness Project.

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Trust: UK government-affiliated advisory organisation helping businesses and governments adopt low-carbon and cleantech solutions — comparable model of state-linked green advisory plus project facilitation that resembles IGTIC's blended advisory+matchmaking role.
• Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI): South Korean state-affiliated institute under the Ministry of Environment that drives green technology development, environmental policy support, and cleantech industry promotion — closely mirrors IGTIC's mandate as a national green technology and investment facilitation body.
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): Independent non-profit that combines cleantech innovation programmes, climate finance advisory, and emerging-market energy transition support — comparable function to IGTIC across accelerator, advisory and policy channels.
• Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI): Irish state agency promoting sustainable energy, supporting policy implementation, and providing advisory and grant funding functions — direct analogue to a state-owned centre driving renewable/green technology implementation and standards nationally.

Regional players

• Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC): Regional intergovernmental environmental centre covering Central Asia that delivers climate project preparation, capacity building, and donor coordination alongside governments — directly comparable regional mandate to IGTIC's cross-border environmental facilitation role.
• ECOJER Kazakhstan Association: Kazakh environmental NGO that co-organises workshops with IGTIC on Green Climate Fund and climate finance — comparable in domestic mandate as an environmental/green-economy advocacy and convening body operating in the same market.

Others

• Green Climate Fund (GCF): World's largest dedicated climate fund that IGTIC works with to develop readiness proposals and capacity — comparable as a counterpart in mobilising and channelling climate finance, although structurally an investor rather than facilitator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IGTIC3
• Facebookfacebook.com/igtickz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-green-technologies-and-investment-projects-center-igtic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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