📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: 56738
Status: Approved
Location: Tajikistan
Business Sector: Municipal Infrastructure
Notice Type: State
Approval Date: 09 Sep 2025
Disclosure date: 09 Sep 2025
Project Description
The initial sovereign-guaranteed loan of US$ 5.0 million, co-financed by an investment grant of US$ 5.0 million from the Shareholder Special Fund (SSF), was signed in 2021 to finance the rehabilitation of district heating (DH) infrastructure in Dushanbe, under the GrCF2W2-Dushanbe District Heating project (Project ID 49375). The PIP included:
- Procurement of operational and maintenance equipment and machinery (Lots 1-3).
- Installation of 16 smart meters and rehabilitation of 16 DH pumping stations.
- Rehabilitation and extension of DH network (Lots 1-2).
Due to high inflation that followed the project's technical and economic feasibility assessment, the PIP had to be adjusted based on the results of open procurement process. Specifically, the contracting of Lot 2 of the "Rehabilitation and extension of the DH network" had to be postponed due to the lack of available financing. The additional sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to US$ 3.0 million and investment grant of up to US$ 3.0 million as an extension to the Project ID 49375 are now required to address cost overruns to achieve the project objectives.
Project Objectives
The additional funding is an extension of the Bank's first engagement in the DH sector, which was a trigger investment for the City under the Bank's Green Cities programme. The initial project includes technical cooperation (TC) which was funded by the SSF and comprised of (i) the Project Implementation Support, Engineering Design and Contract Supervision (PIS), and (ii) the Corporate Development Programme (CDP) services. The project (i) promotes the Green transition quality by reducing CO2 emissions, creating significant water savings, and developing a Green Cities Action Plan, and (ii) supports the Well-Governed transition objective by implementing the CDP and improving the awareness of female students about career opportunities in technical professions in the sector and promote their employment opportunities.
