📋 Tender Overview
Location:
Uzbekistan
Project number:
54727
Business sector:
Municipal and environmental infrastructure
Notice type:
State
Environmental category:
B
Approval date:
30 Apr 2025
Status:
Exploratory
English-language PSD published:
19 Feb 2025
Project Description
The provision of a sovereign loan of up to US$ 250 million to the Republic of Uzbekistan for the benefit of the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), to finance the modernisation of pumping stations (PSs) for irrigation water conveyance (IWC) in 10 regions of Uzbekistan. The project complements the second phase to the ongoing EBRD transaction (Phase I) which covers the modernisation of 118 PSs in the three regions of Fergana Valley in the country.
Project Objectives
The project is expected to enhance the resilience to climate change by improving energy and water efficiency in the national IWC system.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 72
Primary Quality: Green. The Project will promote climate change mitigation through substantial energy efficiency savings and GHG emission reductions. Secondary Quality: Inclusive. The Project will expand reliable water supply for irrigation, creating greater economic opportunities for farmers. The Project's expected GET share is 100%.
Client Information
UZBEKISTAN SOVEREIGN
The Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan
EBRD Finance Summary
USD 250,000,000.00
Financing will be provided in tranches.
Total Project Cost
USD 287,100,000.00
Additionality
The EBRD offers a tenor and/or a grace period above the market average, which is necessary to structure the project. The EBRD investment is needed to close the funding gap. At the same time, the EBRD does not crowd out other sources, such as from IFIs, government, commercial banks and/or complements them.
The Bank will support the Ministry in achieving higher standards through its conditionalities (e.g. Procurement Policies and Rules, ESAP).
The EBRD involvement in the project will contribute to developing the RoU's long-term IWC sector reform.
Environmental and Social Summary
Categorised B (2019 ESP). The environmental and social (E&S) risks and impacts associated with the rehabilitation of 110 pumping stations used for irrigation water conveyance in 10 regions of Uzbekistan are site-specific and readily identified. These will be managed by the implementation of an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) by the Client and via the implementation of an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) to guide construction works and operations that will be included into the tendering documentations and binding for contractors. The ESMP will be updated once the environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) findings are finalised, prior to the tender package publication. Phase I, signed in February 2023 (OpID 50996), is yet to start implementation. The ESDD for the Project has been carried out by an independent consultant; it include
