The EBRD intends to provide a loan of up to USD 4 million (EUR 2.56 million equivalent) to the City of Dushanbe. The Project objectives are to assist the City of Dushanbe to: rehabilitate the existing landfill site and collection points, supply new landfill equipment; and supply new collection vehicles, containers and equipment. Other objectives include assisting the City to re-organise and improve solid waste collection and disposal in Dushanbe.
Transition impact:
* Technical co-operation to help the City of Dushanbe to consolidate the existing waste collection departments into a single municipal corporation and to develop a business and corporate development plan for the new municipal corporation.
* New tariffs will be implemented to enable the waste collection service provider to cover its costs while protecting low income families from hardship.
* Skills and knowledge transfer will take place during project preparation and implementation plus training and new skills will be provided directly by the technical co-operation programmes.
* The operation will have a demonstration effect as the first example of co-operation between the EBRD and a Tajik municipality to finance a solid waste project.
EBRD finance: Up to USD 4 million (EUR 2.56 million equivalent) loan to the City of Dushanbe with a sovereign guarantee of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Total project cost: USD 11.71 million (EUR 7.5 million equivalent). |
