Projects List

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.

Energy Sector Development Investment Program, Tranche 4

The project will install transmission lines to expand the network in North–West Afghanistan and to connect to the Turkmenistan system. It will also extend the distribution network southeast of Kabul, the capital.

CAREC: Supporting Capacity Development Needs of CAREC 2020

The technical assistance will help meet sector capacity development needs of member countries in implementing CAREC 2020, which will support planning and implementation of their national development plans.

CAREC Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Section) Investment Program, Tranche 2

The second project of the investment program will reconstruct an 86.7-kilometer (km) road section between the cities of Shetpe and Zhetybay, and an 83-km section between Zhetybay and the provincial capital, Aktau.

Second CAREC Corridor 2 Road Investment Program, Tranche 2

The second tranche of the investment program will upgrade a 75-kilometer (km), two-lane section of a highway running from Pungan to Namangan to four lanes. It will also provide additional financing to help complete work on 58 km of road approved under Tranche 1 of the program.

Transport Network Development Investment Program, Tranche 2

The second tranche of the program will upgrade more than 180 kilometers of roads and include community development and security plans. It will also provide capacity building for the country’s Ministry of Public Works and support implementation of the investment program and project management.

Second Road Network Development Investment Program, Tranche 1

The first project under the multitranche financing facility will fund a 30-kilometer section between Masalli and Jalilabad and support project implementation. The project will boost trade and improve access to services for poor rural communities.

CAREC Corridor 3 (Shymkent–Tashkent Section) Road Improvement Project

The project will rehabilitate a 37 kilometer four-lane road section in Kazakhstan, a part of the road connecting Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, and Shymkent, one of the major industrial cities in Kazakhstan.

Midterm Review of CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy and Implementation Action Plan

The technical assistance (TA) will contribute to expanded trade among CAREC countries and between CAREC countries and the rest of the world.

Assisting the CAREC Institute Knowledge Program, Phase 1

The technical assistance will support the research and knowledge management components of the CI under the Strategic Knowledge Framework. The TA is also in line with ADB's Strategy 2020.

CAREC Corridor 6 (Ayni–Uzbekistan Border Road) Improvement Project

The project will finance the rehabilitation and reconstruction of a road of approximately 113 km between Ayni and Panjakent and the border with Uzbekistan, the improvement of road safety, the upgrading of Sarazm border post infrastructure and community development including improvement of feeder roads and public facilities and provision of training for local communities.

Enhancing Coordination of the CAREC Program

The technical assistance is expected to contribute to an expansion in the total international trade of CAREC member countries, as envisaged in CAREC 2020's strategic objective.

Facilitating Cross-Border Transport in the CAREC Region (Phase 1)

The project will help address nonphysical barriers to the efficient cross-border movement of goods and people in the CAREC region that adversely affect the efficiency, speed, and cost of cross-border transport operations.

Takhiatash Power Plant Efficiency Improvement Project

The main objective of the technical assistance is to prepare the Takhiatash Power Plant Efficiency Improvement Project.

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

The technical assistance will identify, formulate, and prepare an ensuing loan and/or grant for the CAREC Corridor 3 (Bishkek–Osh Road) Improvement Project, Phase 4.

Power Sector Rehabilitation Project (formerly Power Transmission Rehabilitation)

The project will help rehabilitate the 1,200-megawatt Toktogul hydroelectric power plant, which is critical to national and regional power supply. The project will also establish an electricity transactions settlement center to reduce commercial losses, conduct safety assessment of dams on the Naryn cascade, and launch a public information program on power sector reforms.

CAREC Corridor 2 Road Investment Program, Tranche 3

Tranche 3 of the program will finance the rehabilitation of about 40 kilometers of the A380 highway, which is the Uzbekistan section of CAREC Corridor 2. It will also cover improvements to facilities at Daut–Ata Border Crossing Point and community development.

Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Natural Gas Pipeline Project, Phase 3

The project will enhance energy trading between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

Second Road Network Development Program

The small-scale technical assistance is in preparation to the multitranche financing facility investment program, Second Road Network Development Program.