Tajikistan Nurek Hydropower Tender

Project ID P173804Region Europe and central asiaApproval Date as of board presentation June 26 2020Closing Date December 31 2030Commitment Amount Us 50.00 millionTotal Project Cost Us 191.90 millionComponent 1 Rehabilitation of six generating unitsand related penstocksand strengthening of Nurek HPP capacity to operate and maintain the power plantUS188.5million including US46.6 million from IDA and US141.9million financing gap.This component will consist of two sub-components. 18.Sub-component 1.1 Rehabilitationof six generating unitsand related penstocksUS177.8million including US35.9million from IDAand US141.9million financing gap. This sub-component will finance a rehabilitation of six power generating units including generators turbines main inlet valvesandtransformers and supply of spare parts to ensure sustainable operation of rehabilitated unitsand brehabilitation of penstocks related to six units tobe rehabilitated. 19.Sub-component 1.2 Rehabilitation of Nurek bridge the powerhouse and other buildingsstructures at Nurek HPP site and strengthening of Nurek HPP capacity to operate and maintain the power plantUS10.7million which will be fully financed by IDA. This sub-component will finance a rehabilitation of Nurek bridge b rehabilitation of the powerhouse and some other buildingsstructures at Nurek HPP that may require rehabilitation and c purchase of machinery including excavatorsforklift trucks truck cranes required for maintenance of thepower plant. The rehabilitation of Nurek bridge the powerhouse and other buildingsstructures at Nurek HPP would also contribute to mitigation of COVID-19 impacts on the local economy by boosting capital spending and creating local jobs. The share of local components in such civil works is quite high because most of the construction materials are locally produced and local labor force would be employed. The preliminary estimates suggest that only rehabilitation of Nurek bridge can generate about 1000 person-month of construction related jobs.