Projects List

Enhancing Regional Power Trade Study

The World Bank commissioned a study to estimate unrealized benefits from regional power trade for the four Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan during the period from 2010–2014.

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.

Takhiatash Power Plant Efficiency Improvement Project

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

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.

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

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

Promotion of Energy Efficient Lighting in Kazakhstan

The project reflects national priorities in the field of energy conservation through transition to energy efficient lighting equipment which facilitates the country’s progress to sustainability.

Energy Sector Development Investment Program, Tranche 3

The project will increase generation capacity in Gereshk, an economic center in Helmand province, by upgrading a hydropower plant. It will replace 10 kilometers of 3.3 kilovolt (kV) distribution lines with 20 kV lines, and install new end-user meters. The project will also enhance operations of the power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat.

Regional Power Interconnection Project

The Regional Power Interconnection Project will address electric supply needs in Afghanistan and electric infrastructure development and export plans in Turkmenistan. The technical assistance will prepare the project for consideration by Asian Development Bank and other financiers.

KEGOC Osakarovka Restructuring Loan

The loan will help in the rehabilitation of the Ossakarovka electricity transmission line to contribute to the overall system reliability and support development of the Akmola region, enabling electricity supply from Central Kazakhstan to Astana city and Akmola oblast (region).

Talimarjan Transmission Project

The objective of the Talimarjan Transmission Project for Uzbekistan is to improve the reliability of the electricity supply to residential and business consumers in South–Western Uzbekistan.

Improving Energy Efficiency in the Residential Buildings Sector of Turkmenistan

The project will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy management and reducing energy consumption in the residential sector in Turkmenistan.

Power Supply Options Study

The World Bank undertook this study to assist the Government of Tajikistan in finding ways to overcome the current electricity shortages and establish a sound basis for meeting the growing electricity demand in Tajikistan, with a particular focus on the recurring winter shortages which amount to about 24% of winter demand.

Technology Transfer and Market Development for Small-Hydropower in Tajikistan

The project aims at initiating UNDP Tajikistan’s strategy – the scaling up of pilot activities for the acceleration of progress towards the achievement of MDGs with a particular focus on improving access to renewable energy in rural regions for the purpose of poverty reduction and triggering economic development.

Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Natural Gas Pipeline, Project 2

The technical assistance will finance the participation of consultants for 10th to 12th Technical Working Group meetings as well as hold separate buyers and sellers meeting, to resolve issues to finalize the Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement.

Power Sector Rehabilitation Project

The project preparatory technical assistance, in preparation for the ensuing Power Sector Rehabilitation Project, will undertake necessary due diligence and assist pre-implementation activities.

Regional Power Transmission Interconnection Project (Afghanistan Component) – Supplementary

The project will enhance transmission interconnectivity in the power sector between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It will increase power export and income generation capacity of Tajikistan, and restore power supply and reduce costs for consumers in Afghanistan.

Alma Electricity Transmission Project

The project will improve the reliability and quality of electricity supply to consumers in the Almaty region in an environmentally responsible and financially sustainable manner. This will be achieved by expanding the capacity of Almaty's transmission network to provide additional capacity and redundancy in the system for uninterrupted supply of electricity.

Power Sector Master Plan

The technical assistance (TA) is intended to support the Government of Afghanistan in identifying power sector deficiencies and systematically prioritizing the sector's rehabilitation needs

Power Sector Improvement Project (formerly Transmission and Distribution Metering Project)

The project will introduce an automated metering and data acquisition system to help cut losses, upgrade substation equipment, and install a supervisory control system. It also includes building the capacity of state-run National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan and a study on electricity settlement systems.

Regional Power Transmission Project

The project will include the construction of two new 220-kilovolt transmission lines totaling 140 kilometers, and the rehabilitation of substations. It will support reforms, including restructuring state-owned utility Barki Tojik.