Tajik Water II - Khorog GBAO Water Rehabilitation

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Project ID 46935

Status Repaying

Location

Tajikistan

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

State

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Project ID 46935

Status Repaying

Location

Tajikistan

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

State

Environmental Category

Approval Date

10 Dec 2014

Disclosure date

25 Sep 2014

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

Translated version of this PSD: Russian

Project Description

The Tajik Water II Project (the Project) would be an additional project under the Integrated Approach and provide additional financing to continue important water supply and wastewater improvements in the 20 cities where the Bank already works through KMK.

As part of the Project Long Term Investment Programmes (LTIP), PIPs have been developed for the five sub-projects under the Integrated Approach.

The EBRD is considering supporting the Khorog Water Sub-Project. The EBRD would extend a loan of up to USD 2 million to the Khorog Water Company and Khojagii Manziliyu-Kommunali (KMK), the owner of the Khorog Water Company, on a joint and several basis. The Republic of Tajikistan would provide a sovereign guarantee. The EBRD will also seek an investment grant of USD 2 million from an international donor to facilitate implementation of the sub-project.

Building on the achievements under the Tajik Water Rehabilitation Project, the overall objectives of this project are to: (a) further rehabilitate the water supply and make selected wastewater improvements; and (b) further improve financial and operational management of the Khorog Water Company.

Transition Impact

Transition Impact of the project would be:

The proposed new project will help establish regional water companies;
Establishment of a contractual arrangement between the city and the company;
Capacity building of the company, including the iimprovements of operational and financial management of the Khorog Water Company, preparation and publication of IFRS and a business plan, training on procurement, etc.
Establishment of high corporate governance standards and introduction of a formal consultation process with water users in form of a community based stakeholder participation programme.
The development of a nationwide (and corporate) strategy on rural water.

The Client

Khojagii Manziliyu-Kommunali (KMK) and Khorog Water Company (subsidiary of KMK) as joint and several co-borrowers.

EBRD Finance

Loan of up to USD 2.0 million under the sovereign guarantee to Khojagii Manziliyu-Kommunali (KMK) and Khorog Water Company (subsidiary of KMK), on a joint and several basis.

Project Cost

The total project cost is USD 4.94 million including technical cooperation. The project will be co-financed by an investment grant from an international donor.

Environmental Impact

Categorised B. Implementation of the next priority components of the LTIP to further improve municipal water and wastewater services in the 20 cities, where the Bank already has water rehabilitation projects under the Integrated Approach, is expected to result in environmental and community health benefits associated with the improved efficiency, reliability and quality of water and wastewater services. Any adverse future environmental and social impacts associated with the proposed project are expected to be site-specific and readily addressed through adequate mitigation measures.

The environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) for the existing projects under the Integrated Approach showed that the water utilities in the 20 cities had weak environmental, health and safety, and social (EHSS) management capabilities and underdeveloped EHSS management systems.

The ESDD for the proposed project will include a review of the progress made with respect to the implementation of the existing environmental and social action plans for the utilities, and an environmental and social analysis of the LTIP components to be financed under the proposed project.

The existing five projects under the Integrated Approach showed that extensive additional investments are needed to bring the water networks and treatment facilities in the 20 cities into full compliance with EU standards. Therefore, on account of constraints arising from affordability and limited financial resources, derogation from the EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy were required for these projects. While it is likely that derogation would also need to be sought on the same basis for the proposed sub-project, it is important to benchmark the water utilities’ performance against relevant EU standards and assess further investments required to achieve full EU compliance. It should be noted that the human health implications of the shortfalls from EU standards are assessed to be minor compared to the benefits of the proposed project to deliver safer and more reliable water supply to the local population.
This PSD will be updated once the ESDD is completed.

Technical Cooperation

The following technical co-operation (TC) assignments are envisaged as part of this sub-project:

Project Implementation Support. International consultants to assist the project implementation unit with engineering design, procurement, preparation and evaluation of tenders, contract award and administration, financial control, sub-project management and reporting. (USD 500,000 to be financed by an international donor, the Shareholders Special Fund or the ETC Fund).
Corporate Development and Stakeholder Participation Programme: (i) support institutional development in the form of operational improvements and financial improvements to secure sustainability of the water company; and (ii) implement a Stakeholder Participation Programme. (USD 440,000 to be financed by an international donor or the Shareholder Special Fund).

PSD last updated

09 Aug 2019

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Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

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