Rural Electrification Project

The development objective of the Rural Electrification Project for Tajikistan is to provide electricity access to target settlements in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) and Khatlon regions of Tajikistan. The project comprises of two components. The first component, provision of electricity access to target settlements in GBAO region consists of following sub-components: (i) construction of micro-grids, and connection of consumers to micro-grids and centralized distribution network of Pamir Energy Company (PEC); and (ii) project implementation support to PEC, technical assistance for additional geological site investigation works for Sebzor hydropower plant (HPP), and promotion of energy efficiency. The second component, provision of electricity access to target settlements in Khatlon region consists of following sub-components: (i) connection of target settlements to the centralized distribution network of Barqi Tojik (BT); and (ii) project implementation support to BT.