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Project narrative
Prior to 2020, the Export-Import Bank of China issued a $7,000,000 USD loan for the construction of the pumping station "Dustlik 1-2-3" in the Kashkadarya Region. The Uzbekistan Ministry of Water Resources was responsible for overseeing the project. TBEA Co., Ltd., previously known as Tebian Electric Apparatus, is the contractor of this construction project. In May 2015, Uzbekistan Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources informed China Ministry of Commerce that they intend to apply for a loan to implement the construction of Dustlik 1- 2-3 pumping station project. In May 2017, the project has moved to the construction phase. As of September 2022, the construction has been completed and the pumping station was officially put into use. upon completion, the pumping station increased the irrigation efficiency of 21,160 hectares of land in Qarshi and Guzar regions, and improved the management and utilization of water resources in the region.
Staff comments
1. Source ID#161206, which mentions this loan was published in 2020. However, it is known that Uzbekistan Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources intends to apply for a loan in May 2015. The specific commitment date, however, is unknown and AidData has coded 01/01/2015 as the commitment date and marked the commitment_year_estimated? field as True in the absence of further information. This issue merits further investigation.