Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project (ADB-53271-001)

Countries
  • Uzbekistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Bukhara, Miskin, Urgench, and Khiva
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Sectors
  • Construction
  • Transport
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 162.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 162.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 270.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Aug 8, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Feb 14, 2020

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Project Description
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According to the Bank's website, this project provides financing to add electrification, signaling and telecommunication, and traction power management systems to the recently built railway line between Bukhara, Miskin, Urgench, and Khiva, a total of 465 km. The line has a design speed of 250 km per hour and connects to the electrified high-speed railway line between the country's capital Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara.

This project has been assigned a risk rating of B for impacts to the environment and involuntary resettlement. As of August 2024, the project risk rating is A for involuntary resettlement,B for the environment, and C for the indigenous people.

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Co-financing:
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank US$ 108.00 million


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O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari
7 Taras Shevochenko St.
Tashkent 70060
Uzbekistan

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