assessment of foreign aid transparency in the electricity sector of tajikistan

ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN AID TRANSPARENCY IN THE

ELECTRICITY SECTOR OF TAJIKISTAN

Bakhadur KhabibovConsumers Union of Tajikistan

World Bank in Tajikistan:Energy sector

No Project Name

Project cost ($ million)

WB Loan/Grant (USD million)

Date of Approval

Closing Date

1. Energy Loss Reduction Project

30 $ 18($15 million as a loan + $3 million as a grant)

12/07/2005 06/30/2012

2. Pamir Private Power Project

26.4 12.5 ($10 million as a loan + $2.5 million as a grant)

03/31/2003 12/31/2010

3. Energy Emergency

6.5 $ 6.5 (grant) 11/26/2008 12/31/2010

TOTAL 62.9 37

World Bank in Tajikistan:«waning» transparency

ADB in Tajikistan:Energy sector

Project Name Project Number

Amount($ million)

Date of Approval

Type of Assistance

Loans and Grants of the Asian Development Fund Reconstruction of the Nurek 500kV Switchyard 0124 54.77 17 November

2008 Grant

Regional Power Transmission Interconnection 2303 21.5 19 December 2006

Loan

Emergency Baipaza Landslide Stabilization 1912 5.3 10 September 2002

Loan

Power Rehabilitation 1817 34.0 20 December 2000

Loan

Post-Conflict Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program 1651 20.0 10 December 1998

Loan

Technical Assistance and Grants Strengthening Corporate Management of Barki Tajik 4908 1.5 19 December

2006 Technical Assistance

Community-based Rural Power Supply 9089 2.0 15 March 2006 JFPR grantPower Rehabilitation Phase II 4596 0.5 10 June 2005 Technical

AssistanceDevelopment of Community-based Micro-HydropowerSupply in Remote Rural Areas

4423 0.8 5 November 2004

Technical Assistance

Improving the Accounting and Financial ManagementSystems of the Subsidiaries of Barki Tajik

4232 0.4 2 December 2003


Development of an Energy Conservation Program 3981 0.1 8 November 2002


Hydropower Development Strategy 3956 0.6 30 October 2002 Technical Assistance

Improving Barki Tajik Billing and Collection System 3600 0.5 20 December 2000


Introduction to International Accounting Standards at Barki Tajik

3601 0.5 20 December 2000


Power Sector Development 3207 0.9 17 June 1999 Technical Assistance

Institutional Strengthening of the Transport and Energy Sectors

3114 1.5 10 December 1998


ADB in Tajikistan:“partial” transparency

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ADB in Tajikistan:“partial” transparency

IFIs in Tajikistan:other sources of information “Disguised” requests to WB

and ADB, spring 2008 WB ADB

IFIs in Tajikistan:only way to transparency

…questions to IFI’s transparency

ADB Public

Communication Policy

Public Disclosure Advisory Committee

WB Disclosure Policy Inspection Panel

Disclosure Policy

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