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Power Generation Efficiency Improvement Project 1.	The project will construct two units of 450 MW energy efficient combined cycle gas turbines at the Talimarjan Thermal Power Plant located in Kashkadarya region, contributing to energy saving, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and reliable power supply in Uzbekistan. The project will build on the experience gained through Talimarjan Power Project (phase 1 project)  by further improving the corporate governance and promoting commercialization of the energy sector.
Climate Adaptive Water Resources Management in the Aral Sea Basin Sector Project The proposed project will build on lessons learned from past and ongoing projects of ADB in water resources in Uzbekistan.  It will undertake a long-term, strategic and knowledge-based approach. The project will deliver climate adaptive solutions to water resources management by modernizing irrigation and drainage in selected subprojects within the Amu Darya and (selective reaches of the) Zarafshan River Basins in Uzbekistan.
Water Resources Management Sector Project (formerly Irrigation Project / Agriculture Sector Development) The Project continues the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the rehabilitation and upgrading of irrigation and drainage infrastructure and capacity development for water management. The Project is structured as a sector loan project. It involves two areas of the country: (i) the Zarafshan River Basin, and (ii) the Fergana Valley. The Project will (i) rehabilitate and upgrade pumping stations, (ii) rehabilitate and upgrade inter-farm irrigation and drainage canals and structures, and (iii) improve inter-farm water management through state water agencies and on-farm management through water users' associations (WUAs). The primary aim is sustained and increased agriculture productivity.
Horticulture Value Chain Infrastructure Project The proposed project supports the Government of Uzbekistan's plan to establish horticulture clusters where production and post-harvest services can be consolidated to improve efficiency and economies of scale. It will finance the establishment of agro-logistic centers (ALCs) in two locations - Andijan and Samarkand regions - considering international best practices. The ALCs will provide all necessary facilities and services in one place: trading, storage, processing, food safety certification, customs clearance, transport, shipping, marketing advisory services, trade finance, and commercial banking. Significantly larger volumes of product with improved quality will be marketed as a result of better post-harvest logistics that will facilitate reduced post-harvest losses and increased domestic sales and exports. The ALCs will enhance value chain linkages with production, post-harvest processing, and handling following international quality and safety standards. Increased export and domestic marketing of horticultural products will increase price transmission to small-scale producers and small and medium-sized agribusinesses. It will also diversify the country's agriculture from cotton to horticulture, which generates higher financial and economic returns and involves fewer social and environmental concerns.
Advanced Electricity Metering Project The Advanced Electricity Metering Project will install an advanced electricity metering (AEM) system, with modern, accurate, and theft-proof revenue meters for about one million residential and commercial entity customers in Samarkand, Bukhara, and Jizzakh regions. AEM will allow appropriate accounting for every unit of power consumed, which is essential for minimizing commercial losses and identifying upgrades that would result in a lower technical loss. The project will contribute to improving energy efficiency, and will help reduce commercial losses and improve collection efficiency of electricity revenue.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Pap-Namangan-Andijan) Railway Electrification Project The Government of Uzbekistan (the government) has requested Asian Development Bank (ADB) assistance for the electrification of the railway line from Pap to Namangan to Andijan.   The proposed project (the Project) will electrify the missing 145.1 kilometers (km) of non-electrified track between 5.2km east of Pap station to Andijan 1 Station, linking major cities in the populous Fergana Valley with Tashkent. This will facilitate direct and efficient operation of both freight and passenger train services and thereby promote economic and social development of the Fergana Valley.
Tashkent Province Water Supply Development Project The project will support the Government of Uzbekistan in the rehabilitation of a regional water supply system located in two districts of Tashkent Province. Responding directly to the needs of urban communities, it will upgrade existing water supply networks, provide potable water treatment services, build institutional capacity, and assist to strengthen the province's water supply and wastewater utility.
UZB: SURGIL NATURAL GAS CHEMICALS The project is located approximately 1,300 kilometers (km) from Tashkent in the Ustyurt region of Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in northwestern Uzbekistan. The integrated gas-to-chemical project consists of (i) upstream development and operations at the Surgil Field involving drilling new production wells and constructing upstream infrastructure including expanding the complex gas treatment unit to supply up to 3 billion cubic meters per annum (BCMA) of gas and 115 thousand tons per annum (KTPA) of condensate; (ii) downstream development and operations at the gas treatment site, located approximately 115 km southwest of the Surgil Field, involving constructing a new gas separation plant, an ethylene cracker, a high-density polyethylene plant, a polypropylene plant, and associated utilities and supporting facilities; and (iii) associated gas pipelines, product transportation, and water supply infrastructure; the project also includes three 35-megawatt gas turbine generator sets for power supply independent of the national grid. 

The project sources gas from its own Surgil Field and purchase gas, through a gas supply agreement with UNG, from the East Berdakh and North Berdakh fields. Each of the fields is currently in production and the incremental production of the three gas fields available to the project provides the required gas volume. Condensate supply (another raw material required for the polymer process) is provided under long-term supply contracts.

The upstream and downstream components of the project is connected by two parallel 115-km pipelines constructed to supply gas and condensate from the Surgil Field to the gas separation plant. The process technology is supplied by each of the downstream engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts and is fully aligned with technology license arrangements, providing the project with process performance guarantees and ongoing technical support from the process licensors.
Land Improvement Project The Land degradation is a serious economic,social, and environmental problem in Uzbekistan and the rest Central Asia. It directly affects the livelihoods of the rural population by reducing land productivity, and by causing africultural production losses estimated at $2 billion a year for the region.

The project will address the rapidly worsening and expanding land degradation in nine districts in Bukhara, Kashkadarya and Navoi provinces. The project area,covering 162,300 hectares (ha) of irrigated land, suffers from increased soil salinity and shallow groundwater table the most serious forms of land degradation. Crop yields in these areas are reportedly have  declined by 30% since 1991. These problems are caused by (i) poor water management, (ii) deteriorating irrigation and drainage infrastructure(I&D), and (iii) a policy environment that constrains production growth and reduces incentives to invest in land improvement.  Worsening land degradation  directly affects a rural population of 1.4 million in the project districts. 

To help the Government halt and reverse land degradation, the Project will (i) develop and disseminate improved land reclamation practices adapted to local conditions; (ii) strengthen  institutions to address land degradation issues at central, provincial and community levels; and (iii) improve land and water management infrastructure to enhance water control and efficiency. Through agreed policy reforms, the Project also will help to increase farmers' incentives to raise land productivity and invest in land, as well as improve rural governance.
Korzinka COVID-19 Food Retail Supply Chain Support Project 3-year senior secured loan of up to $12 million (local currency equivalent) with 1 year grace period and semi-annual equal amortization to support increased working capital and operational expenditure needs related to COVID-19.
Railway Efficiency Improvement Project The project aims to improve the efficiency of Uzbekistan's railway operations, combining investments where it faces operational bottlenecks (e.g. electric locomotives), and strategic support to improve business practices.
Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 3 On 28 August 2009, the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan (the Government) signed a Financing Framework Agreement (FFA) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a multitranche financing facility (MFF) to finance the Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) Services Investment Program, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $300 million from ADB Special Funds resources. On 29 September 2009, the ADB Board of Directors approved the MFF WSS Investment Program with the Uzbekistan Communal Services Agency (UCSA) as the executing agency. 
The investment program combines physical and non-physical improvements in water supply and wastewater management sectors through investment and institutional strengthening and capacity building. The investment program's outcome is safer and more reliable WSS services and improved hygiene in targeted towns. 
On 30 September 2011, the Government submitted a periodic financing request (PFR3) to ADB for a loan of $59 million for the third tranche (Project 3). PFR 3 will finance (i) expansion and rehabilitation of water supply systems in Karakalpakstan, Khorezm, and Djizzak provinces; (ii) expansion and rehabilitation of wastewater networks in Andijan; and (iii) capacity development and project management support. Rehabilitation and expansion of WSS systems and development of vodokanals' O&M capacity are urgently needed to prevent the systems from further deterioration and provide improved WSS services to residents in 11 project regions.
Central Asia Regional Economic Coperation 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.
UZB: KANDYM GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT The Kandym field development program will comprise construction of production wells, gas collection clusters, a gas-processing plant, ancillary infrastructure, and other associated facilities. Khauzak–Shady gas production started in November 2007. LOU (Lukoil Overseas Uzbekistan) plans to expand production capacity of Khauzak–Shady field.
Building Resilience with Active Countercyclical Expenditures Program The BRACE Program will provide critical financing support to enable the Government of Uzbekistan to undertake its $1.2 billion countercyclical development expenditure program for providing (i) food security, price stability, and business support, (ii) direct social assistance, and (iii) entrepreneurship and employment support. The program is aligned with the government's objective to promote social inclusion by strengthening the support provided to poor and vulnerable groups and improving economic resilience.  The program is also aligned with ADB's Strategy 2030, particularly the operational priorities on (i) addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; (ii) accelerating progress in gender equality; (iii) making cities more livable; (iv) strengthening governance and institutional capacity; and (v) fostering regional cooperation and integration.
Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 2 The Project will rehabilitate and expand the water supply and wastewater management systems in Andijan and Kokand cities and water supply systems in Fergana, Margilan, and Rishtan cities, which are priorities for development. Its impact will be improved public health and hygiene in Andijan, Fergana, Kokand, Margilan and Rishtan cities. The outcome will be safe, reliable, and sustainable WSS services and improved hygiene for 1.4 million people by 2025.
Navoi Solar Power Project The project consists of a 100-megawatt grid connected solar power plant in Navoi District, Uzbekistan. _Nur Navoi Solar_ Foreign Enterprise (NNS), a Limited Liability Company is the borrower for the loan and will build, own, and operate the project. Masdar is the sponsor of NNS. The project Power Purchase Agreement was signed with JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan in 2019.
Housing for Integrated Rural Development Improvement Program - Tranche 2 The Housing for Integrated Rural Development (HIRD) Program is a high priority component of Uzbekistan s Welfare Improvement Strategy (WIS) 2012 2015 for achieving inclusive growth and greater diversification of the economy.   HIRD focuses on rural housing as an engine for economic transformation and accelerating rural development. Planned communities, modern house designs, new construction technology and materials, and more environmentally sustainable construction solutions are advancing the construction sector and providing opportunities for Uzbek entrepreneurs and industries. As part of HIRD up to 10,000 homes are being built per year, creating opportunities for up to 1,000 small rural contractors and 100,000 rural construction jobs annually. Improved access to nearby schools and clinics is a key part of this program. More reliable electricity, gas, and water supply, combined with community designs that include space for retail shops and commercial services, are opening up opportunities for home-based businesses. HIRD is an important driver for the 500,000 rural micro and small enterprises and home-based jobs targeted each year. 

On 31 August 2011, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $500 million multitranche financing facility (MFF) for the Housing for Integrated Rural Development (HIRD) Investment Program principally to provide financing to participating commercial banks (PCBs) for onlending to more than 40,000 targeted rural homebuyers.  

Under HIRD, subloans financed by the MFF help support construction of new modern houses built in planned rural community sites, with serviced land plots with electricity, gas, water supply and sanitation, and roads provided by local governments. Local governments also provide access to and improvements in nearby schools and medical clinics, and are making space available for new retail shops and commercial services.
Djizzak Sanitation System Development Project The project will support the Government of Uzbekistan in improving urban wastewater services for the city of Djizzak. Responding directly to the needs of urban communities, it will
upgrade and expand the existing sewerage system, provide wastewater treatment services, strengthen institutional capacity, and assist with development of a new provincial water supply and wastewater utility.
Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Tranche 1 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a multitranche financing facility for an aggregate amount not exceeding $500 million for the Second CAREC Corridor 2 Road Investment Program on 23 August 2011 and an OCR loan of $130 million for Loan 2772-UZB Project 1 on 2 September 2011. The investment program aims to increase domestic and international trade. The outputs under the investment program will be (i) about 236 km of the reconstructed road section of CAREC Corridor 2; and (ii) implemented road system sustainability plans, which relate to road safety and asset management. The investment program will finance three separate projects.

Loan 2772-UZB Project 1 was signed on 1 December 2011 and became effective on 13 January 2012 with current loan closing of 31 December 2017. The project intends to reconstruct about 58 km of the A373 highway (between Km 116 and Km 190), and improve road safety management.
Project Readiness Financing: Urban Services Projects Proposed project readiness financing. ADB's experience in Uzbekistan shows that slow project start-up after approval caused mainly by the government's inability to prepare the detailed engineering design (DED) and procurement documents in a timely manner has a negative impact on projects by prolonging implementation, increasing cost, and compromising their impact. The proposed project readiness financing (PRF) is an integral part of ADB's support to the sector. It will support a high level of project readiness by preparing and completing DED, procurement documents, and advance assessment of procurement packages before project approval. The PRF will also strengthen the capacity of project executing and implementing agencies of each ensuing project. The design of the PRF is aligned with ADB's country partnership strategy for Uzbekistan, 2019-2023,  and ADB's water and urban operational plans, and environmental operational directions. It also contributes to three of the seven key operational priorities under ADB's Strategy 2030 regarding livable cities, strengthening governance and institutional capacity, and enhancing environmental sustainability.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Tranche 1 Under the CAREC Corridor 2 Road Investment Program, the Project will comprise civil works for rehabilitating about 50 km of the Uzbekistan Section of CAREC Corridor 2 Road (between Km 440 and 490 of A380 highway), support to to the expansion and implementation of the road asset management system, and support capacity building for the Road Fund and the local communities living along the Investment Program road.
Sustainable Hydropower Project 1.	The project will construct three new run-of-river small-sized hydropower plants (HPPs), and provide capacity development for mini/micro HPPs development in the Republic of Uzbekistan.  The three sub-projects are selected based on technical and economic viability, and prioritized in the national investment program.  The project will contribute to increasing renewable energy and access to reliable energy, and building capacity for sustainable clean energy development.
Financial Markets Development Program (Subprogram 1) The program proposes to introduce reform measures that deepen and broaden Uzbekistan's financial markets by (i) developing the public debt management framework to promote a more liquid government bond market; (ii) enhancing institutional investor demand by broadening, deepening, and diversifying the investor base; (iii) supporting the money markets; (iv) developing critical market infrastructure including surveillance systems, consolidating trading systems, and enhancing post-trading systems; and (v) enhancing the supply of alternative financial instruments such as exchange-traded funds.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Regional Road Project The Project aims to develop strategic international highways and improve road sustainability in Uzbekistan. It will improve 131 kilometers (km) of the A-380 highway; and assist the Government in strengthening operation and maintenance of the road network in Uzbekistan.
Tashkent Province Sewerage Improvement Project The project will upgrade the centralized wastewater systems of the six cities and the Chinaz urban center, improve sanitation practices in two districts' rural areas, and build wastewater planning and operational capacity in the TPS. It is consistent with the ADB Water Operational Plan 2011-2020,  ADB's Country Operations Business Plan, 2019-2021 for Uzbekistan  and aligns with previous and ongoing ADB-funded WSS projects contributing to key operational priorities such as livable cities, governance and institutional capacity improvement and environmental sustainability enhancement under ADB's Strategy 2030  as well as the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals.  

The project will be aligned with the following impact: environment, health and living conditions in Tashkent province improved. The outputs will result in the following outcome: access to reliable wastewater services in the cities of Akhangaran, Almalyk, Angren, Bekabod, Chirchik, Yangiyul and the Chinaz urban center, and the rural areas of Yangiyul and Chinaz districts improved and expanded.  The project is expected to directly benefit one million people with the following proposed outputs.
Integrated Urban Development Project The proposed project will support inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban infrastructure and services in four secondary cities (Djizzak, Havast, Khiva, and Yangiyer) experiencing low livability and lagging growth exacerbated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It will demonstrate integrated and innovative solutions, and strengthen institutional capacity for "building back better". These measures will (i) enhance livability for residents and visitors, including persons with disabilities; (ii) support green and resilient economic recovery targeting women; (iii) accelerate digital transformation, particularly in the tourism and water sectors; and (iv) increase the quality, coverage, efficiency, and reliability of urban services. The project supports the government's national development strategy, 2022-2026, which aims to accelerate growth and reduce poverty through improved urbanization and balanced regional development.
Horticulture Value Chain Development Project The project will provide a loan to the Republic of Uzbekistan to channel through qualified participating financial institutions (PFI's) who will on-lend to horticulture-related farmers and businesses for fixed asset investments such as intensive orchards, cold storages, processing and packaging equipment.  The project will address the critical constraint - lack of long term resources in the Uzbekistan banking system. Since horticulture sector has high value produces, the project will contribute significantly to creating sustainable enterprises, increasing employment, and improving household income. Key lessons learnt from previous and ongoing projects financed by ADB and development partners are taken into account in the project design: (i) there needs be a dedicated project management office, other than the Ministry of Finance, to monitor the PFIs' lending activities and safeguards compliance; and (ii) terms and conditions of PFIs' subloans must be business- and demand-based without any government interventions.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Pap-Namangan-Andijan) Railway Electrification Project – Additional Financing The Government of Uzbekistan (the government) and Joint Stock Company O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari (UTY) have requested the ADB to provide additional financing for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 (Pap-Namangan-Andijan) Railway Electrification Project, for Modernization of Electrified Line Angren-Pap-Kokand-Andjian Railway Line.
Amu Bukhara Irrigation System Rehabilitation Project The proposed project is located in Bukhara Province and two districts in Navoi Province in the central part of Uzbekistan. The project will ensuer a sustainable and reliable water supply for irrigated agriculture in the main command area of 250,000 ha in the Amu Bukhara Irrigation System (ABIS) and drinking water for 725,000 population.