Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan and Khorezm Water Supply and Sanitation Project (AIIB-000350)

Countries
  • Uzbekistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 9, 2020
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Saidkomolxon Burkhanov, Head of Department,, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, Government of
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 430.10 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 430.10 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 430.10 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AIIB website

Updated in EWS Oct 7, 2020

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Project Description
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According to AIIB site, this investment would be provided to Government of Uzbekistan with the purpose of providing access to safely managed water and sanitation services, and to strengthen the operational performance of the RWCs in Karakalpakstan and Khorezm.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The project has the following directions:

Component 1 - Investment in Water Supply Infrastructure:
Construction and rehabilitation of well fields and intakes, reservoirs, main water lines, water treatment facilities, pumping stations and distribution networks including house connections. This component includes investments in the rehabilitation and/or extension of water supply systems in 10 districts in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and its capital city of Nukus as well as in 11 districts in Khorezm Region and its capital city of Urgench and the city of Khiva.

Component 2 - Investment in Sewerage Infrastructure:
Construction of centralized sewage systems in 10 district centers in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and 8 district centers in Khorezm Region consisting of collectors, pumping stations, new construction of sewerage system and sewage treatment plants as well as discharge and optional reuse facilities.

Component 3-- Capacity Building and Implementation Support:

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INFORMATION

AIIB's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), including the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), and Environmental and Social Exclusion List, is applicable to the project. ESS 1 (Environmental and Social Assessment and Management) is applicable. The appraisal will determine the applicability of ESS 2 (Involuntary Resettlement). The project has been assigned a preliminary Category 'A', in accordance with AIIB's ESP due to large-scale construction activities spread over a vast geographical area that may have substantial environmental and social (ES) impacts.

The project is expected to generate benefits in terms of improving the efficiency of water use and enhancing water, environment and public health security in Karakalpakstan and Khorezm regions. The project may generate adverse impacts during construction and operation phases. Mitigation measures to address those adverse impacts will be included in the generic ESMPs. Occupational Safety and Health measures will also be developed for both construction and operation phases. Chance Find Procedures will be delineated for construction works.

 

Investment Description
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit an information request for project information at: https://www.aiib.org/en/contact/information-request/index.html

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AIIB

The AIIB has established the Accountability Mechanism for Project-Affected People (PPM). The PPM provides Òan opportunity for an independent and impartial review of submissions from Project-affected people who believe they have been or are likely to be adversely affected by AIIBÕs failure to implement the ESP in situations when their concerns cannot be addressed satisfactorily through Project level GRMs or AIIB Management processes.Ó Two or more project-affected people can file a complaint. Under the current AIIB policy, when the bank co-finances a project with another development bank, it may apply the other bank's standards. You can refer to the Project Summary Information document to find out which standards apply. You can learn more about the PPM and how to file a complaint at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/how-we-assist-you/index.html

The complaint submission form can be accessed in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Chinese, English, Tagalog, Hindi, Nepali, Russian, Turkish, or Urdu. The submission form can be found at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/submission/index.html

BORROWER &  IMPLEMENTING ENTITY

Saidkomolxon Burkhanov

Head of Department,
Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade
Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan

s.burkhanov@mift.uz

 

Azizbek Akramovich Erkaboev

Head of Department for Cooperation with IFIs,
Ministry of Housing and Communal Services

a.erkaboev@mjko.uz

 

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