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China Eximbank provides $44.97 million loan for construction of water pipeline for the cities of Fergana, Margilan, and Andizhan

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$63,337,820
Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•UzbekistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UzbekistanSector•Water Supply And SanitationFlow Type•Loan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2008
End (actual)
Nov 30, 2011
First repayment (originally scheduled)
Dec 30, 2012
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Dec 27, 2027

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The purpose of this project was to provide a loan for the construction of a water pipeline for the cities of Fergana, Margilan, and Andizhan in Uzbekistan. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/27143452 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/15540055

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Policy Banks

  • Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)

Receiving agencies

State-owned Banks

  • National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NBU)

Implementing agencies

State-owned Banks

  • National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NBU)

State-owned companies

  • China National Chemical Engineering Corporation (CNCEC)

Loan description

China Eximbank provides $44.97 million loan for construction of water pipeline for the cities of Fergana, Margilan, and Andizhan

Grace period•5 yearsGrant element•53.1012%Interest rate (t₀)•2%Interest type•Fixed Interest RateMaturity•20 years

Narrative

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Project narrative

In November 2007, China Eximbank and the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of Uzbekistan signed a loan agreement worth $44.97 million for the construction of a water pipeline in Uzbekistan. The terms of the loan were as follows: 20 year maturity, 5 year grace period, and 2% interest rate. The purpose of the project is to construct the improvement of potable water supply at 100,000 cubic meters per day, a number of booster pump stations, and a big-caliber 120-km water transmission pipeline for the Uzbek cities of Fergana, Margilan, and Andizhan. China National Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd., was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction was completed on November 30, 2011.

Staff comments

The Russian name of this project is "Коренное улучшение водоснабжения городов Ферганы, Маргилана и прилегающих к водоводу населенных пунктов". Some sources refer to this project as an inter-regional water supply project.