IBRD Loan: US$110 million
Terms: Maturity = 25 years; Grace = 5 years
Project ID: P119939
Project Description: The Talimarjan Transmission Project for Uzbekistan aims to support the Government of Uzbekistan's objective of improving the reliability of the electricity supply to residential and business consumers in South-Western Uzbekistan. The funding will help strengthen power transmission network by the 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.