Uzbekistan : Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project
The project will 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.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Samukhin, Oleg
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Uzbekistan -
Sector
- Transport
- Project Name
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project
- Project Number
- 53271-001
- Country / Economy
- Uzbekistan
- Project Status
- Active
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Loan
- Source of Funding / Amount
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Loan 4170-UZB: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project Source Amount Ordinary capital resources US$ 162.00 million Loan 8414-UZB: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project Source Amount Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank US$ 108.00 million - Operational Priorities
- OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
- OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
- OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
- OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
- OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration
- Sector / Subsector
Transport / Rail transport (non-urban)
- Gender
- Effective gender mainstreaming
- Description
- The project will 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.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
By doing so, the project will fundamentally change the economic geography of Khorezm, by shrinking the temporal distance to other urbanized areas of Uzbekistan. High-speed trains will reduce travel times between Urgench and Bukhara to 2 hours, compared to the current 6 by road. The total journey from Urgench to Tashkent will be made possible in approximately 6 hours, well within a daily commute. With such improvements, a number of impacts will be felt. Industrial development in Khorezm will be spurred in favor of higher value-added sectors such as tourism. The development of tourism is expected to come with several multiplier effects, as many locals including women will increasingly be employed in the tourism industry. Traditional sectors of agriculture and manufacturing will also increase in their value proposition. For example, higher value agricultural produce will be able to be exported faster and farther through the use of refrigerated wagons. The local population, including women and children will have improved access to safer transport, supported by gender-inclusive facilities in trains and at modernized stations already in place. The project will significantly increase the accessibility of the population of Khorezm to jobs, markets, healthcare and education facilities within the region and in other parts of the country. With the tourism sector in Uzbekistan already being the seventh fastest growing in the world with 13.4 percent growth in 2018, there is a large potential for the project to contribute to a tourism-led development in western Uzbekistan. For this reason, the second output of the project has the objective to develop a Tourism Economic Corridor in Western Uzbekistan, contributing to local inclusive economic activity in municipalities along the corridor. Besides high-speed and quality passenger transport, the project will also contribute to improvements in freight rail services. Freight will consist of domestic, export, import and transit traffic, which is projected by O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari (UTY) to reach a total of 12 million tons per annum by 2023 on the section between Bukhara and Miskin
- Impact
Sustainable regional trade and economic activity promoted along CAREC Corridor 2
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
Improved railway services for freight and passengers in Western Uzbekistan
- Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
Railway infrastructure along the Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva line upgraded
Tourism corridor Bukhara-Miskin-Urgenc-Khiva developed
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
- Geographical Location
- Bukhara, Khiva, Miskin, Urgench
Safeguard Categories
- Environment
- B
- Involuntary Resettlement
- A
- Indigenous Peoples
- C
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- During Project Implementation
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Samukhin, Oleg
- Responsible ADB Department
- Sectors Group
- Responsible ADB Division
- Transport Sector Office (SG-TRA)
- Executing Agencies
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O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- 10 Mar 2020
- Fact Finding
- 04 Apr 2021 to 05 Apr 2021
- MRM
- 03 Nov 2021
- Approval
- 26 Jan 2022
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 29 Mar 2022
Funding
Loan 4170-UZB
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 14 Dec 2021 | 29 Dec 2021 | 23 Feb 2023 | 31 Dec 2026 | - | - |
| Total (Amount in US$ million) | |
|---|---|
| Project Cost | 337.65 |
| ADB | 162.00 |
| Counterpart | 175.65 |
| Cofinancing | 0.00 |
| Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative Contract Awards | 03 Oct 2024 | 100.83 | 0.00 | 62% |
| Cumulative Disbursements | 03 Oct 2024 | 51.91 | 0.00 | 32% |
| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
Loan 8414-UZB
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 26 Jan 2022 | 25 Mar 2022 | 23 Feb 2023 | 31 Dec 2026 | - | - |
| Total (Amount in US$ million) | |
|---|---|
| Project Cost | 108.00 |
| ADB | 0.00 |
| Counterpart | 0.00 |
| Cofinancing | 108.00 |
| Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative Contract Awards | 03 Oct 2024 | 0.00 | 67.34 | 62% |
| Cumulative Disbursements | 03 Oct 2024 | 0.00 | 34.64 | 32% |
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ADB Approves $162 Million Loan to Modernize Railway and Boost Tourism in Western Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $162 million loan that will electrify 465 kilometers of railway line connecting major urban centers in western Uzbekistan, improving railway services and boosting trade and tourism in the region.
Tenders
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BX-01: Plant (Design, supply, installation) for Power-related Infrastructure, Lot 1: New Traction Substations and Section Posts | Loan 4170 | 19 Dec 2023 | JSC O'zelektroapparat-Electroshield | Talimarjan 1, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 41,664,000.00 | 22,320,000.00 |
| BX-01: Plant (Design, supply, installation) for Power Supply Infrastructure, Lot 2: External Power Supply | Loan 4170 | 15 Dec 2023 | Consortium of JSC Tojikgidroelectromontaj and JSC Uzkishlokelectrkurilish | 377/1, N. Khuvaydullaeva, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 54,601,466.05 | 29,250,785.38 |
| BX-06: Specialized wires for catenary system | Loan 4170 | 24 Mar 2023 | Henan Tong-Da Cable Co., Ltd. | Shijiawan Industrial Zone, Yanshi City, Henan Province, People's Republic of China | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 4,081,552.00 | 2,448,931.20 |
| BX-03: Overhead catenary system, Lot 2: Steel copper-wires, sectional strain insulators and fixing clamps | Loan 4170 | 27 Mar 2023 | Consortium JV Binokor Temir-Beton Servis LLC and JSC O'zelektroapparat-Electroshield | 100083, Ziroat str., 52, Bektemir district, Tashkent | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 13,540,563.58 | 8,124,338.15 |
| BX-03: Overhead catenary system, Lot 1: Contact system main components | Loan 4170 | 28 Mar 2023 | Consortium JV Binokor Temir-Beton Servis LLC and JSC O'zelektroapparat-Electroshield | 100083, Ziroat str., 52, Bektemir district, Tashkent | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 60,952,726.65 | 31,801,422.60 |
| BX-04 Lot 5: Truck with elevator | Loan 4170 | 27 Mar 2023 | Consortium Kran va Maxsus Texnikalar LLC and Krantas LLC | 100170, Tashkent City Ziyolilar street, 1 | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 1,989,120.00 | 1,065,600.00 |
| BX-04 Lot 2: Draisine for signaling and telecom | Loan 4170 | 27 Mar 2023 | Geismar S.A.S. | 113 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 3,019,833.90 | 1,820,078.49 |
| BX-05: Engineering and Works Supervision Consultants | Loan 4170 | 24 Mar 2023 | DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH | Torgauer Strasse 12-15, 10829 Berlin, Germany | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 6,231,585.15 | 3,292,627.16 |
| BX-03: Overhead catenary system, Lot 1: Contact system main components | Loan 4170 | 28 Mar 2023 | Consortium JV Binokor Temir-Beton Servis LLC and JSC O'zelektroapparat-Electroshield | 100083, Ziroat str., 52, Bektemir district, Tashkent | O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari | 60,952,726.65 | 31,801,422.60 |
Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Mar 2024 |