Project Details

Talimarjan Power Project (formerly CASAREM-Talimarjan Energy Development Project)
Summary:The project will build Central Asia's first 800-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant. This will expand the capacity of the Talimarjan Thermal Power Plant and improve management and operational capacity of the power utility. CCGT is the most efficient and cleanest option for Uzbekistan. It will improve power generation efficiency from 30% to over 50%, saving fuel and cutting carbon emissions by over 1 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. The project will cost $1.28 billion.
Sector:Energy [view similar]
Country:Uzbekistan [view similar]
Date Approved:20 April 2010
Status:Ongoing
Funding Type:Loan [view similar]
Funding Amount:$350 million (Asian Development Bank [view similar])
$300 million (Japan International Cooperation Agency [view similar])
$250 million (Fund for Reconstruction and Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan [view similar])
$150 million (Uzbekenergo [view similar])
$230 million (Government of Uzbekistan [view similar])
Links/Documents:ADB Project Page
Project Information - Loan
News Release - ADB Signs $350 Million Loan to Help Uzbekistan Boost Energy Efficiency
Loan Agreement (Special Operations) between ADB and Uzbekistan
Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations) between ADB and Uzbekistan
Project Agreement between ADB and Uzbekenergo
Report and Recommendation of the President

 

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