📋 Tender Overview
Location: Tajikistan
Project number: 53842
Business sector: Municipal and environmental infrastructure
Notice type: State
Environmental category: B
EBRD Finance Summary: EUR 30,000,000.00
Total Project Cost: EUR 34,160,000.00
Project Description
The provision of a sovereign loan of up to €30 million to the Republic of Tajikistan to finance improvements of public transport infrastructure in the riverside area of Dushanbe (the project). The project consists of: (i) the reconstruction of roads and a bridge over the Varzob river, (ii) the provision of infrastructure for sustainable mobility, including dedicated bus/trolleybus lanes, infrastructure for active mobility (walking and cycling) and electric mobility.
Project Objectives
The Project will facilitate the City of Dushanbe (the City or client) to enhance the transportation infrastructure, notably through the promotion of sustainable mobility options, and provision for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The Project is a second follow-on investment under the Dushanbe Green City Action Plan (GCAP). In addition, the project is anticipated to create positive impacts by catalysing fundamental shift in transportation habits i encouraging transition from private vehicles to sustainable modes of mobility. The project's objective is to transform one of the city's avenues into a model for sustainable mobility. This will result in a notable enhancement in environmental conditions, marked reductions in air and noise pollution, and a significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. By doing so, the project aims not only to contribute to environmental sustainability but also to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 70
Green (primary): The Project will primarily help to promote the Green transition quality via integration of sustainable mobility. The Project will improve the public transport network through a dedicated bus lane provision as well as improve non-motorised transport provision. These improvements will lead to reduction in CO2 emissions by 37 per cent compared to the "Do Nothing Scenario" and will reduce air pollutants (namely NOx, PM and SO2) and will also limit heat absorption (through cool pavements), making the Project eligible for inclusion under the Green Cities Framework. The Project addresses the City's priority environmental challenges identified in the Dushanbe GCAP, i.e. air pollution, climate mitigation and adaptation. The Project will further contribute to reduction of noise pollution.
Well-Governed (secondary): The Project will also support the Well-governed objective through assisting the City in developing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan ("SUMP"). The SUMP will include transport model development, assessment of traffic flows in Dushanbe and identification of measures to improve access and provision to sustainable urban mobility modes, as well as relevant actions to improve integration with urban planning a
