Projects List

Enhancing Coordination of the CAREC Program

The regional technical assistance (RETA) will support the critical role that ADB plays and leads, as the secretariat for the CAREC Program. The RETA will support the convening of and participation of high-level developing member country officials in key CAREC meetings as is embodied in the CAREC Overall Institutional Framework.

CAREC Railway Connectivity Investment Program

The project preparatory technical assistance will (i) develop an MFF and tranche projects bankable by ADB loan; (ii) conduct due diligence for technical, economic, financial, social, and environmental viability of the first tranche project; (iii) and prepare required due diligence documents.

Development of Road Safety Policy and Action Plan for Mongolia

The main objective of the technical assistance (TA) is to improve road safety management and operations to enhance quality of life and to support sustainable socioeconomic development in Mongolia. The TA is included in the Mongolia Country Operation Business Plan 2015.

Railway Sector Development Program

The Government of Azerbaijan is endeavoring to transform Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) into a profitable company and to improve railway service delivery. It has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance (i) railway sector and corporate reforms and ADY financial restructuring; and (ii) improvements to railway infrastructure, particularly along the north-south railway corridor.

Modernization of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Food Safety

The small scale policy and advisory technical assistance supports Turkmenistan's efforts to accelerate the implementation of key elements of the CAREC Common Agenda for Modernization of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures.

Enabling Economic Corridors through Sustainable Transport Sector Development

The technical assistance is in line with the Country Partnership Strategy for Pakistan 2015-2019, which, in turn, is aligned with the Government of Pakistan's national strategy (Pakistan Vision 2025).

Third CAREC Corridor Road Investment Program

The Government of Uzbekistan requested for a technical assistance (TA) to carry out due diligence and prepare a comprehensive design of the multitranche financing facility (MFF) - the Third CAREC Corridor Road Investment Program.

CAREC Corridors 2, 5, and 6 (Dushanbe–Kurgonteppa) Road Project

The project will improve road safety through provision of funding for safe urban areas, and will strengthen road asset management through the provision of a road asset management system for the Ministry of Transport.

CAREC: Investment Forum

The proposed regional small-scale policy and advisory technical assistance (TA) seeks to increase foreign investors' awareness of opportunities in both mining and non-mining sectors of member economies of the CAREC program, and Mongolia, in particular.

CAREC Corridor Development Investment Program

The technical assistance will design a multitranche financing facility to assist the government in improving the CAREC corridors to serve the needs of surrounding countries to be interconnected through Pakistan

Preparing MFF Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program

The proposed Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program aims to improve efficiency of the power distribution subsector in Azerbaijan through rehabilitation and expansion of an aged power distribution network.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Water Management in Turkmenistan

The project objectives are to provide for sufficient and environmentally sustainable water supply to support and enhance social conditions and economic livelihood of the population of Turkmenistan; reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with water management; prevent and remediate salinization of lands.

CAREC Corridors 1 and 6 Connector Road (Aktobe–Makat) Improvement Project

The proposed project will reconstruct about 300 kilometers road section between the capitals and administration centers of Aktobe and Artyrau Provinces in western Kazakhstan.

CAREC Corridors 1 and 3 Connector Road Project

The technical assistance will identify, formulate, and prepare an ensuing loan and/or grant for the CAREC Corridors 1 and 3 Connector Road.

Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project

The technical assistance is required to help the Government of Mongolia design the Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project suitable for financing.

Building Trade Policy Capacity: Formulating an International Trade Policy

The Mongolia Interim Country Partnership Strategy emphasizes the importance of employment creation, support for agribusiness and small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs.

Enhancing Road Safety for CAREC Member Countries

The TA will strengthen the capacity of CAREC governments to identify and address key road safety issues in their respective countries.

CAREC: Knowledge Sharing and Services in Transport and Transport Facilitation

The technical assistance acts as a vehicle for generation, management and dissemination of knowledge aimed at strengthening the implementation of the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020.

Renewable Energy Development

The technical assistance aims to increase the share of renewable energy in Afghanistan by developing a roadmap, developing hybrid wind/solar/diesel renewable energy projects, and increasing the necessary institutional capacity in the country.

Supporting Industrial Park Development in the CAREC Region

This technical assistance aims to improve the policy framework for planning, developing, and upgrading industrial parks in CAREC countries, and thereby increase the region's industrial productivity and competitiveness.