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CAREC 2020: Boosting trade, transport, and energy in Central Asia

Senior officials from the 10 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, met in Baku, Azerbaijan, and moved towards completing a strategic framework that over the next decade will help further develop regional transport networks, boost regional trade, and help secure reliable, efficient energy.

EBRD finances power transmission in Kazakhstan

The EBRD is helping to modernize the transmission of electricity in Kazakhstan with a loan that will improve energy efficiency in the system and increase electricity transmission capacities.

PRC: World Bank supports integrated district heating project to improve air quality for 2.3 million Urumqi residents

The World Bank Board approved a $100 million loan to help two districts in Urumqi with access to more energy efficient and environmental friendly district heating services.

World Bank supports integrated district heating project to improve air quality for 2.3 million Urumqi residents

The World Bank Board approved a $100 million loan to help two districts in Urumqi with access to more energy efficient and environmental friendly district heating services.

EBRD finances two district heating networks in Kazakhstan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing JSC Central-Asian Electric Power Corporation (CAEPCO) with a facility which will support the modernization of district heating networks resulting in better and more efficient services for the people of northern Kazakhstan.

World Bank financing to help over 4 million Uzbekistan citizens get improved electricity supply

More than 4 million residential and business consumers of electricity in the South-Western part of Uzbekistan will have better access to reliable electricity supply thanks to World Bank financing.

EBRD extends energy efficiency investments in Kazakhstan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is helping to modernize Kazakhstan’s energy generation network with a senior secured loan of 3.1 billion Kazakh tenge (equivalent to €15 million) to AES Sogrinsk CHP power plant.

ADB establishes pooled infrastructure fund for Afghanistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will set up a new fund which will pool public and private resources to help Afghanistan finance much-needed infrastructure.

World Bank supports a safe and reliable electricity supply in Kazakhstan

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a $78 million loan for the Kazakhstan Alma Electricity Transmission Project to the Republic of Kazakhstan to improve the reliability and quality of electricity supply to consumers in the Almaty region. The project will expand the capacity of the Almaty Oblast transmission network in an environmentally responsible and financially sustainable manner.

ADB to help People’s Republic of China’s smaller cities switch to natural gas, save energy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending up to $200 million to facilitate private sector participation in natural gas distribution infrastructure in the People's Republic of China.