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40043-013: Regional Power Transmission Interconnection Project (AFG/TAJ)
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The Project will interconnect the power grids in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The Project's scope will cover the construction of a 220 kilovolt (kV) double-circuit transmission line that will link the hydropower stations located on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan to the border town of Sherkan Bandar; then to Kunduz, Baglan, and Pul-e-Khumri in Afghanistan. This line will be ultimately linked to Afghanistan s major electricity demand centre, Kabul, through the Afghan 220 kV corridor currently unde... Read More
| Country |
Regional |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 40043-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan Technical Assistance Grant |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Approved |
| Approval Numbers |
Loan No. 2304 Loan No. 2303 TA No. 4908 Grant No. 0230 TA No. 4909 Loan No. 8230 |
| Approval Date | 10 Jan 2007 |
| Closing Date | 16 May 2011 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 71,200 |
| Geographical Location | Vakhsh River to Sherkan Bandar,Pul-e-Khumri,Baghlan,South Tajikistan and North Afghanistan,Kunduz,Kabul |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Energy / Electricity Transmission and Distribution |
| Thematic Classification | Economic growth Regional cooperation and integration |
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories | No gender elements |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B Resettlement: B Indigenous People: C |
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Responsible ADB Officer
Joonho Hwang
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Responsible ADB Department
Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Divisions
Energy Division, CWRD
Executing Agencies
Barki Tajik
Mr. Rahimov
PDS Creation Date
13 Mar 2006
Last PDS Update
15 May 2013