Projects List

Preparation of CAREC Corridor 2 (Pap–Namangan–Andijan) Railway Electrification Project

The project will help facilitate direct and efficient operation of both freight and passenger train services and thereby promote economic and social development of the Fergana Valley.

Second Road Network Development Program, Tranche 2

The project will finance construction of new motorway between Jalilabad and Shorsulu and provide capacity development. Tranche 2 aims to develop Jalilabad to Shorsulu motorway section and provide sector capacity development.

Transport Sector Master Plan Update

This technical assistance project will contribute to an increase in trade between Afghanistan and neighboring countries of 100% over the period 2012-2020.

Western Regional Road Corridor Development Program, Tranche 2

The program supports the development of a transport corridor that links Mongolia to the Russian Federation in the north and People's Republic of China in the south. Tranche 2 of the program includes 103.9 kilometers of paved road between Khovd and Khashaatin Davaa pass, two bridges and urban roads in Khovd, a road maintenance center, and capacity development.

National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program, Tranche 2

The project will develop the Hasanabdal–Havellian Expressway to link the northern area of the country to the existing expressway network and lead to better connectivity with Afghanistan, the People’s Republic of China, and other central Asian countries.

Road Network Development Program, Tranche 4

The project will reconstruct four bridges and rehabilitate 30 kilometers of local roads in the Ganja-Qazax region. All four bridges are in a very poor, nearly no longer maintainable condition.

Energy Sector Development Investment Program, Tranche 5

The project will build a 500-kilovolt (kV)/220-kV substation at Dashte Alwan, which will connect to a 500-kV transmission line crossing the Hindukush mountains via the Salang Pass route. This will add 1,000 megawatts to the system and allow power imports from Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Golovnaya 240-Megawatt Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project

The project will refurbish electric and mechanical equipment for power generation and transmission at the Golovnaya Hydropower Plant in Tajikistan, which will raise generation capacity to 252 megawatts (MW) from 240 MW.

North–South Power Transmission Enhancement Project (formerly Power Distribution Project)

The project will construct a 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line about 225 kilometers (km) long across the Hindukush mountain range between the northern town of Dashte Alwan and Kabul, at the southern end. It will include a new 500-kV / 220-kV substation to connect to the grid in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.

Energy Development 2014–2023

The project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) will conduct due diligence for an ensuing ADB project aimed to increase electricity supply and access to electricity and increase gas supply for electricity production and industrial uses.

CAREC Corridor 3 (Bishkek-Osh Road) Improvement Project, Phase 4

The project will rehabilitate 52.5 kilometers (km) of road from Bishkek to Kara Balta and 67 km of road from from Madaniyat to Jalalabad. It will improve road safety and road maintenance, and boost trade in a key regional economic corridor.

Addendum to the Afghanistan Power Sector Master Plan

The technical assistance supported Afghanistan in preparing its Power Sector Master Plan.

CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project

The project will improve road conditions and road safety on the 88-kilometer (km) Sayron-Karamyk section of CAREC corridors 3 and 5, and the 87-km Vose-Khovaling road. It will also upgrade feeder roads to rural communities, and build solar energy and other public facilities.

Transport Network Development Investment Program, Tranche 3

The project provides an alternative north-south transit route from Mazar-e-Sharif to Kabul. It will also provide community infrastructure through better sanitation facilities.

Toktogul Rehabilitation Project Phase 2

The technical assistance will conduct detailed due diligence for both Phases 2 and 3 of the Toktogul hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Rehabilitation Project.

Regional Improving Border Services Project

The project will modernize infrastructure of a selected border-crossing point (either Torkham at the Afghanistan border or Wagha at the Indian border) to meet the demand for quality border-crossing services.

Preparing the CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project

The government of Tajikistan has requested ADB assistance for the CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 enhancement project, which is important for national road network connectivity, particularly in the Khatlon province, and for the socio-economic development of the country.

Strengthening Tajikistan’s Trade and Investment Regime

The technical assistance will support the Tajikistan government in the conduct of three key activities: (i) an international trade and investment conference to show that Tajikistan is Open for Business; (ii) policy research and analysis on organizational reform of the Standards Agency (Tajikstandart); and (iii) capacity building on policy and regulatory reforms to effect organizational change and tackle technical barriers to trade.

CAREC Regional Improvement of Border Services Project

The project will help upgrade facilities at two key border crossing points, one in Tajikistan and one in the Kyrgyz Republic, and introduce a single-window system for tracking cargo to cut processing time and costs.

CAREC: Working with the Private Sector in Trade Facilitation (Phase 2)

The project will support the design, implementation and monitoring of key trade facilitation and private sector development activities under CAREC.