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The project Additional Financing Energy Efficiency - Industrial Enterprises is now in the pipeline.

2013-05-09T04:00:00.000Z

The project Additional Financing Energy Efficiency - Industrial Enterprises is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Additional Financing for the Energy Efficiency Facility for Industrial Enterprises Project is to improve energy efficiency (EE) in Industrial Enterprises by designing and establishing a financing mechanism for energy saving investments. The additional credit will help finance the costs associated with scaled-up activities to increase the energy saving impact of the project. The project has disbursed 34 percent of the original credit and is now being implemented at a fast pace, such that the development objective is expected to be met a year ahead of schedule. The changes include inter alia further enhancing the energy efficiency capacity of selected industries, banks, industry associations and energy professionals. Similarly, the aggregate amount of sub-loans will now be no more than (i) US$10 million for individual beneficiaries and (ii) US$30 million for groups of affiliated beneficiaries. The eligibility criteria concerning associated parties will be revised to: (a) Industrial Enterprises (IEs) should not have more than 10 percent of shares in the Participating Banks (PBs); and (b) PBs (i.e. Asaka Bank, Hamkorbank, and Uzpromstroybank) should not have more than 10 percent ownership stake in the IEs. These limitations are in line with the prudential norms for identifying a bank's related party in the terms of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) regulations (no.556 dated February 27, 2009).

The project Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project has changed to Active

2013-03-13T04:00:00.000Z

The project Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objectives of the Additional Financing for the Health System Improvement Project for Uzbekistan are to: (1) improve access to quality health care at the primary level, at Rayon Medical Unions (RMUs), and selected City Medical Unions (CMUs); and (2) strengthen the Government's public health response to the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs).The additional financing is technically justified. The Borrower is strongly committed to scaling-up the Project in order to expand coverage to the remaining seven regions of the country and to the selected CMUs nationwide to further improve access to quality health services. The institutional arrangements will remain unchanged, as they have been effective during the implementation of the current Project. The Ministry of Health (MOH) will continue to be responsible for the implementation of all health activities. The implementing agency has built a strong administrative capacity and technical expertise over the past several years and is therefore well positioned to utilize additional resources.

The project SOUTH KARAKALPAKSTAN WATER RESOURCES MGMT IMPROVEMENT is now in the pipeline.

2013-03-12T04:00:00.000Z

The project SOUTH KARAKALPAKSTAN WATER RESOURCES MGMT IMPROVEMENT is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PROJECT (GEF) has changed to Active

2013-02-03T05:00:00.000Z

The project SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PROJECT (GEF) has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objectives of the Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change Mitigation Project for Uzbekistan are to: (i) promote the introduction of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies of relevance to agribusinesses and farms; and (ii) strengthen capacity for improving degraded irrigated land and water conservation in the project area. There are three components to the project, the first component being promoting renewable energy technologies. This component will include the following activities: (i) support the dissemination of knowledge and information on renewable energy technologies (including, inter alia, bio-gas digesters, solar water heaters, and solar photovoltaic and biomass installations) by provision of goods, works and training for demonstration purposes in selected districts; and (ii) provision of support to beneficiaries for the carrying out of renewable energy subprojects. The second component is the promoting technologies and practices to mitigate irrigated land degradation. Activities under this component will aim at introducing technologies and management approaches for controlling and reversing irrigated land degradation. This includes the introduction, testing and demonstration of integrated low-cost, low-risk water and land management technologies, such as drip irrigation, salinity mitigation of marginal land, water re-use, soil quality enhancement, pumping for groundwater extraction, alternative cropping, and other techniques and practices to increase water use efficiency and agricultural productivity. Finally, the third component is the advisory services and project management.

The project Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project is now in the pipeline.

2013-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

The project Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project has changed to Active

2013-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

The project Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project for Uzbekistan is to improve the coverage, quality and efficiency of public water supply service in the districts of Alat and Karakul in the Bukhara region. There are four components to the project. The first component is improvement of water supply infrastructure. This component includes some sub-components which states engineering-design and operational technical assistance services to support the project implementing entity and the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) Bukhara branch in the following tasks of project implementation: (a) review of the available feasibility study and preparation of optimized preliminary designs; (b) preparation of detailed designs and bidding documents, construction supervision, and reporting; and (c) improvement utility operation, maintenance and management, all through the provision of goods and consultants' services. The second component is institutional strengthening and capacity building. This component will address Bukhara Regional Vodokanal (BVK) capacity needs to ensure sustainable management, operations and maintenance of water supply service in the Alat and Karakul service areas, following the merger of Alat District Vodokanal (AVK) and Karakul District Vodokanal (KVK) into a new operating division of BVK. By investing in technical assistance, services and goods, the project will upgrade BVK's capacity in terms qualifications of management and operational staff, management and customer service systems and methods, operation and maintenance equipment, and water quality monitoring and laboratory capabilities, as required to operate and maintain large rural water supply systems. The third component is studies for future investments. It includes the preparation of a feasibility study of sewerage and on-site sanitation investments needs in the towns and districts of Alat and Karakul, to accompany the increased provision of water supply services, through the provision of consultants' services. The fourth component is project management. It includes the strengthening the PCU and its Bukhara branch's project management, monitoring and coordination capacity, through the provision of goods, consultants' services, including project financial and technical audits, and training, and financing of incremental operating costs.

The project Additional Financing for the Second Rural Enterprise Support Project is now in the pipeline.

2012-09-19T04:00:00.000Z

The project Additional Financing for the Second Rural Enterprise Support Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Second Rural Enterprise Support Project (RESP) is to increase the productivity and financial and environmental sustainability of agriculture and the profitability of agribusiness in the project area. The additional credit will support the scaling-up of the original project's credit line for loans and leases under component one (rural enterprise finance), by providing funds through selected Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) for investment and working capital sub-loans and lease financings to beneficiaries. The additional credit will support private-sector development in rural areas by scaling-up activities under the ongoing second RESP and help further develop Uzbekistan's domestic markets. The closing date will be extended by 19 months to December 31, 2016.

The project Advanced Electricity Metering Project has changed to Active

2012-03-29T04:00:00.000Z

The project Advanced Electricity Metering Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Advanced Electricity Metering Project development objective is to reduce commercial losses of Uzbekenergo's three regional power distribution companies in Tashkent City, and the Oblasts of Tashkent, and Syrdarya by improving their metering and billing infrastructure, and the commercial management systems. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). This component include supply and installation of: (a) around 1.2 million advanced electricity meters (AEMs); (b) data concentrators and related communication systems; and (c) hardware and software of the meter data management systems, one for each regional distribution company. The second component of the project is Energy Data Management (EDM)/billing/archive system. This component includes: (a) supply and installation of software and hardware of a centralized EMD/billing/archive system in Tashkent and its applications for the three regional distribution companies; and (b) migration of all the existing billing data to the databases of the new EDM/billing system. The third component of the project is management efficiency improvements and project implementation support. This component includes: (a) assessment of electricity consumption patterns and connection conditions to identify losses reduction opportunities, and develop and implement a losses reduction strategy; (b) business process re-engineering and institutional capacity strengthening for the operation of the new AMIs; (c) project communication program to educate consumers on the benefits of the new system, how it works and the responsibility of the consumers to pay the electricity bills on time; (d) project implementation supervision and administration; and (e) technical assistance for further customizations of the EDM system, and financial audits.

The project SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PROJECT (GEF) is now in the pipeline.

2012-02-17T05:00:00.000Z

The project SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PROJECT (GEF) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project GPOBA: Uzbekistan Health PPP has changed to Dropped

2012-01-19T05:00:00.000Z

The project GPOBA: Uzbekistan Health PPP has changed to Dropped. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Health 2 Project has changed to Closed

2012-01-02T05:00:00.000Z

The project Health 2 Project has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Second Health Project is to improve the quality and overall cost-effectiveness of health care services in Uzbekistan. This will be achieved through: a) completion of the primary care program in 8 regions (Samarkand, Sukhandarya, Namangan, Andijon, Djizzak, Ferghana, Navoiy, and Syr Darya) and other regions as agreed, and institutionalization of general practitioners nationally; b) extending financing and management reforms related to efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery; c) improving public health services, including surveillance, training in public health and control of communicable disease; and d) building capacity in the Ministry of health to better monitor and evaluate the reforms, and better manage the restructuring process. The restructuring involves a reallocation of the Credit and Grant proceeds is needed in order to accommodate project savings occurred due to SDR-USD exchange rate variation and to reflect changes, which took place during Project implementation.

The project Advanced Electricity Metering Project is now in the pipeline.

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Advanced Electricity Metering Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project is now in the pipeline.

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project GPOBA: Uzbekistan Health PPP is now in the pipeline.

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project GPOBA: Uzbekistan Health PPP is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Talimarjan Transmission Project has changed to Active

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Talimarjan Transmission Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Talimarjan Transmission Project (TPP) is to improve the reliability of the electricity supply to residential and business consumers in South-Western Uzbekistan. There are two components to the project. The first components the project is strengthening power transmission network by construction of: (a) a 500/220 kV new open switchyard at Talimarjan TPP, (b) about 220 km 500 kV single circuit transmission line from Talimarjan TPP to the Sogdiana substation; c) a connection bay at Sogdiana substation and (d) a 500 kV connection line from the 500/220 kV open switch-yard at Talimarjan thermal power plant to the Karakul-Guzar transmission line. The second components the project is institutional strengthening by providing technical assistance (TA) for: (a) strengthening the Project Implementing Entity's and its subsidiaries' technical and fiduciary capacity; and (b) Strengthening the Project Implementing Entity?s capacity for project management, monitoring, reporting and evaluation, including procurement, financial management and disbursement activities and carrying out the project and the Project Implementing Entity audit.

The project BASIC EDUCATION, Phase I has changed to Closed

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project BASIC EDUCATION, Phase I has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the First Phase of the Basic Education Project for Uzbekistan is to improve learning conditions in pre-school and the first four grades of general secondary education. The project is currently performing satisfactorily and has picked up speed considerably in the past eight months and has both reached all its indicators and is close to completing all of its ongoing activities. The two month extension is being sought so that only one remaining activity, the procurement of computers to schools throughout the country in order to support the per capita financing reforms, may be completed. In light of savings accumulated due to the appreciation of the SDR in relation to the USD, the Government has asked the Bank to allow them to purchase additional computers to expand their availability to all schools. The extension will help ensure greater utilization of the credit proceeds. Moreover, should this two month extension be granted, the strong commitment shown by the Ministry of Public Education makes it likely that this one remaining activity will be completed satisfactorily and would contribute further towards the efficiency reforms which this project jumpstarted. It bears mentioning that second phase of the project is being implemented effectively and is being implemented satisfactorily. There are no outstanding audit reports and the last audit report was found satisfactory to the Bank.

The project Health System Improvement Project has changed to Active

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Health System Improvement Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Syrdarya Water Supply Project has changed to Active

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Syrdarya Water Supply Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Syrdarya Water Supply Project is to improve the availability, quality and sustainability of public water supply services in selected districts of the Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan. This project has 4 components. Component A focuses on water supply infrastructure improvement. Component B will strengthen institutional and capacity building of the Project Implementing Entity. Component C comprises of financing feasibility studies for future priority investments in the sewerage sector in the Syrdarya Region, through the provision of consultants' services. Component D will strengthen the Project Coordination Unit's project management, monitoring and coordination capacity as well as its branches in the Syrdarya region, through the provision of goods, consultants' services, including Project audit, and training, and financing of operating costs.

The project Talimarjan Transmission Project is now in the pipeline.

2010-07-08T04:00:00.000Z

The project Talimarjan Transmission Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Health System Improvement Project is now in the pipeline.

2010-03-18T04:00:00.000Z

The project Health System Improvement Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database