Azerbaijan : Preparing the Railways Sector Development Program
The proposed Program is supporting ADB_s Country Strategy for Azerbaijan, which identifies transport as a priority for assistance. It is also consistent with the Strategy of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, which Azerbaijan is actively participating in. Transport is one of the priority areas under CAREC.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Sluijter, Jurgen
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Azerbaijan -
Modality
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Sector
- Transport
| Project Name | Preparing the Railways Sector Development Program | ||||
| Project Number | 42376-012 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Azerbaijan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Rail transport (non-urban) |
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| Description | |||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The proposed Program is supporting ADB_s Country Strategy for Azerbaijan, which identifies transport as a priority for assistance. It is also consistent with the Strategy of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, which Azerbaijan is actively participating in. Transport is one of the priority areas under CAREC. | ||||
| Impact | Enhanced railway transport services in Azerbaijan in support of the country's economic and social development as well as increased regional trade. | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | A project design that the borrower and ADB have agreed upon. |
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| Description of Project Outputs | (i) Packages of projects fit into the multitranche financing facility; and (ii) Feasibility study and preliminary/detailed design for the components of tranche 1 project. |
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| Environment | B |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | 26 person-months of international consultants and 32 person-months of national consultants will be engaged from a firm using the simplified technical proposal procedures based on quality- and cost-based selection method, in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the use of Consultants (2007, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Sluijter, Jurgen |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Transport Musa Panahov, Deputy Minister 1054 Tibilisi avenue, Az 1122, Baku Ministry of Transport Musa Panahov, Deputy Minister 1054, Tbilisi Avenue Baku, AZ1122 Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 28 Aug 2008 |
| Fact Finding | 05 Aug 2008 to 13 Aug 2008 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 17 Oct 2008 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 17 Sep 2008 |
| Last PDS Update | 22 Apr 2010 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 17 Oct 2008 | 11 Nov 2008 | 11 Nov 2008 | 31 May 2009 | 30 Apr 2010 | 16 Jul 2010 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 250,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,250,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 459,343.90 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Railways Sector Development Program: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Jun 2019 |
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