Projects List

Electricity Sector Transformation and Resilient Transmission

Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project

To strengthen the foundations for a more resilient agricultural sector and support emergency interventions to address food and nutri tion security in Tajikistan

Additional Financing to Rural Electrification Project

The objectives of the Project are to (i) provide electricity access to target settlements in GBAO and Khatlon regions of Tajikistan and (ii) improve the reliability of electricity supply for grid-connected customers in GBAO region

Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program

Nurek Hydropower Rehabilitation Project Phase 2

The objective of the Project is to rehabilitate and increase the generating capacity of six power generating units of Nurek HPP and improve their efficiency.

Rural Electrification Project

The Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project will finance the construction of electricity generation and distribution infrastructure to provide off-grid solutions or connect to the central grid vulnerable communities in Tajikistan’s eastern Gorno–Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) and southern Khatlon region.

Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-3)

East–West Highway (Khevi–Ubisa Section) Improvement Project

The proposed project will improve the Khevi–Ubisa section and improve operations and maintenance of the road network, as well as road safety

Energy Efficiency Facility for Industrial Enterprises, Phase 3

Phase 3 of the project will continue to finance energy-saving investments in both large industrial enterprises and industrial SMEs, and support energy efficiency capacity development through targeted technical assistance.

District Heating Energy Efficiency Project

The project development objective is to improve the efficiency and quality of heating and hot water services in selected cities within the territory of Uzbekistan.

Heat Supply Improvement Project

The development objective of the project project for Kyrgyz Republic is to improve the efficiency and quality of heating in selected project areas.

Nurek Hydropower Rehabilitation Project, Phase 1

The objectives of the first phase of Nurek Hydropower Rehabilitation Project for Tajikistan are to rehabilitate and restore the generating capacity of three power generating units of Nurek hydropower plant, improve their efficiency, and strengthen the safety of the Nurek dam.

Modernization and Upgrade of Transmission Substations

The project will improve the performance of the energy sector by rehabilitating 22 high-priority substations in Tashkent City and 10 regions of the country, reducing technical losses and operations and maintenance costs.

Regional Roads Development Project

Additional Financing for Second Customs Reform and Trade Facilitation Project

Pap–Angren Railway

The project will reduce transport costs and increase transport capacity and reliability through the construction of a rail link between the Uzbek part of the Ferghana Valley and the rest of Uzbekistan.

Electricity Supply Accountability and Reliability Improvement Project

The objective of the proposed Electricity Supply Accountability and Reliability Improvement project is to improve the reliability of the electricity supply in the capital city Bishkek, as well as the Chui and Talas regions—an area served by the state-owned power distribution company Severelectro JSC—and to strengthen the governance of Severlectro’s operations.

Energy Efficiency Project

The project consists of two components: investment and technical assistance. The first part will finance eligible subprojects to support a reduction in energy use of public buildings such as schools, kindergartens, clinics/hospitals, and street lighting. The second part concerns technical assistance to help ensure effective project implementation.

Energy Sector Dialogue

Enhancing Regional Power Trade Study

The World Bank commissioned a study to estimate unrealized benefits from regional power trade for the four Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan during the period from 2010–2014.