Uzbekistan: Accelerating the Climate Transition for Green, Inclusive, and Resilient Economic Growth - Subprogram 2 (AIIB-001156)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Uzbekistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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
Oct 1, 2026
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
Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Energy
  • Law and Government
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 250.00 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)
$ 250.00 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)
$ 750.00 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
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AIIB website

Updated in EWS Sep 1, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Jul 30, 2026

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

As stated by the AIIB, the project development objective is to support the Government of Uzbekistan in implementing crucial policy and institutional reforms to improve climate resilience and accelerate the climate transition, thereby achieving resilient, inclusive, and low-carbon economic growth.

Subprogram 2 is the second of the programmatic climate policy-based financing (CPBF), co-financed with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The first program (Subprogram 1) was approved in fiscal year (FY) 2024; this Program (Subprogram 2) is proposed for approval in FY2026. Subprogram 2 remains within the same three reform areas, comprising 15 prior actions:

(a) Reform Area 1: Creating an enabling environment and institutional setup for the implementation of climate change and gender related actions;
(b) Reform Area 2: Strengthening climate change adaptation priorities; and
(c) Reform Area 3: Accelerating climate change mitigation actions.

The Program deepens reforms in climate governance, public investment management, water and natural resources, energy efficiency, and social protection and green skills, while introducing new areas of reform in climate statistics, industrial emissions control, the circular economy, and environmental regulation.

The proposed reforms support the implementation of Uzbekistan's NDC 3.0 by strengthening the governance, public financial management, and institutional systems needed to mainstream climate resilience and mitigation measures into public planning and investment and support the government's Green Economy Strategy and Uzbekistan's 2030 national development strategy, adopted in 2023.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MoEF) will continue to serve as the executing agency, building on the proven implementation structures established under Subprogram 1, and will coordinate with sectoral implementing agencies to ensure completion of prior actions (PAs) under their respective mandates.

Investment Description
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According to the AIIB, the ADB is contributing US$ 500 million to the project.


Contact Information
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AIIB Team Leader:

Emil Zalinyan - Senior Investment Officer
Email: emil.zalinyan@aiib.org

ADB Team Leader:

Hanif A. Rahemtulla - Principal Public Management Specialist
Email: hrahemtulla@adb.org

Borrower - Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

Jamshid Kuchkarov - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Email: info@mf.uz

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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

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