The Kyrgyz Republic applied for US$ 50.0 million financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for irrigated agriculture development. The project aims to improve living standards of rural population through sustainable agricultural development and water management with climate change adaptation.
The project is implemented with the support of the World Bank and aims to identify economically viable and technically sound solutions for providing water supply to the population and social facilities in the Kara-Suu, Nookat, and Aravan districts of the Osh region, Kyrgyz Republic.
The aim of the project is to support the Kara-Balta Municipality in merging the activities of the Kara-Balta Water Supply Company (KVK) and the Production Association "Electro-Heat-Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal" (ETV), as well as to assist in the institutional development of the newly created company.
The project is financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and aims to improve the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of the water supply system in Karakol City. The total investment volume is estimated at EUR 9.9 million.
A key feature of the project is the institutional strengthening of Kara Suu Vodokanal, enabling the utility to successfully manage its operations independently. The project emphasizes sustainable, long-term solutions with a total implementation timeline of 36 months.
The overall objective of the Project is to support the State Water Resources Agency in the timely and effective implementation of investments, covering engineering and design services, procurement and disbursement, contract supervision, and compliance with environmental and social (E&S) requirements.
The project objective is to assist Kyzyl-Kiya Water Company in the implementation of the project, including design, all aspects of procurement and disbursement, and environmental and social (E&S) requirements. The operation efficiency is very low and water loss is 78 per cent because of long standing underinvestment since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Building on the success of Phase I, this second phase focuses on improving the wastewater and sanitation system in Naryn. The project is co-financed by EBRD loans and grants from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), with additional technical cooperation support from the EU's Investment Facility for Central Asia (IFCA).
The main objective of the Nookat Water Sub-Project is to improve access to safe, high-quality drinking water and increase system resilience to provide more reliable services to the residents of Nookat, a city in the Osh region of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The public transport market in Osh is currently dominated by poorly regulated minibuses with 19 private operators. The City has a vision to create a system with major routes being serviced by high capacity municipal trolleybuses and buses, supported by EBRD to improve the public transport system through institutional reform and competitive route tendering.
The City of Osh, the second largest city in Kyrgyz Republic with a population of 251,000 (400,000 in urban area), faces critical solid waste management challenges. The existing dumpsite has exhausted its capacity and environmental conditions are poor, prompting the City Administration to approach EBRD for financing priority investments in solid waste management.
The Fayzobod Water and Wastewater Project is financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of its long-term support to improve municipal infrastructure in Tajikistan. The project aims to reduce operating costs and significantly improve water and wastewater services for more than 10,000 customers.
The Talas Water and Wastewater Rehabilitation Project was launched to address the severe deterioration of municipal water and wastewater systems in the city of Talas (population ~38,000). The financing package combined an EBRD loan of EUR 2.0 million, an international donor grant of EUR 3.0 million, and EUR 0.9 million in technical cooperation funds.
The city of Tokmok (population ~55,800), located east of Bishkek near the Kazakhstan border, faced serious challenges in water and wastewater services with only 57% of residents connected to water supply and 31% to sewerage system.
The population of Toktogul is about 19,864 inhabitants. The water infrastructure, including drinking water intake structure in the Bala-Chichkan River and water supply network, was constructed in the beginning of 1970s with significant rehabilitation needs.
Vostokelectro has the highest electricity losses in Kyrgyzstan reaching 17% in 2015 while the number of emergency shutdowns in 2015 reached 1,209. The project aims to modernize metering systems and strengthen network infrastructure.