Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Tajikistan
Uzbekistan

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Syrdarya (Uzbekistan), Sughd (Tajikistan)

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Financial Institutions

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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

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."

Borrower

Government of Tajikistan

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Energy
Infrastructure

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 15.00 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.

Grant Amount (USD)

$ 15.00 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

Other Related Projects

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jul 11, 2024

Disclosed by Bank May 23, 2024

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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 ADB, the proposed additional financing will be allocated to finance additional components (i) the construction of 22 kilometers of new 500 kilovolt transmission lines between Syrdarya (Uzbekistan) and Sughd (Tajikistan) substations, including rerouting of existing transmission lines; and (ii) the construction of two new line bays at both substations and related works in open switchgears; (iii) capacity building for both countries technical staff, including female students from local technical colleges and universities in Tajikistan.

The two new 500 kV interconnection points in the country's north under the ongoing project were planned to operate only for several months of the year. Such limitation was dictated by the technical parameters of the operational regime to ensure the regional grid stability in the adjacent area. During the detailed design, the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contractor Tajik and Uzbek transmission utilities, and the Coordinating Dispatch Center responsible for the operation of CAPS identified a new technical solution that would eliminate this limitation. 22 kilometers of a new 500 kV transmission line between Syrdarya (Uzbekistan) and Sughd (Tajikistan) substations will further increase transmission capacity for power export to CAPS and enable year-round operation of two 500 kV interconnection points planned under the ongoing project.

The transmission line is connected to the Syrdarya gas-fired power plant.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The ADB categorized the project risks as:

Environment - B;
Involuntary Resettlement - B;
Indigenous Peoples - C.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

According to the International Energy Agency, the Open Joint Stock Holding Company (OHSC) Barki Tojik (BT) is the state-owned electric utility responsible for generation, transmission, distribution and retail sales in Tajikistan.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	OJSHC Barqi Tojik	Contractor	Energy

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

ADB Team Leader:

Serik Sabitovich Zharkinbayev - Energy Specialist

No contacts provided at the time of disclosure.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit an information request for project information at: https://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form

ADB has a two-stage appeals process for requesters who believe that ADB has denied their request for information in violation of its Access to Information Policy. You can learn more about filing an appeal at: https://www.adb.org/site/disclosure/appeals

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

The Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an Asian Development Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, they may investigate to assess whether the Asian Development Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can learn more about the Accountability Mechanism and how to file a complaint at: http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main.