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(Loan 2737-TKM)�

Presented by: Shakeel Khan

Lead Portfolio Management Specialist Central and West Asia Department

TURKMENISTAN

North South Railway Project

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Content

 Development Context  Government’s strategic directions  ADB’s strategic directions - The Project   Next Steps

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Turkmenistan Railway System

 Railway Lines   2,268 kilometers (1991)   3,110 kilometers (2010)

 Principal Routes •  Multiple connections with Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,

Iran, Uzbekistan

 Operator •  Ministry of Railway Transport

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Needs

  Network Expansion with addition to Locomotive, Coach, and Freight Wagon Fleet

  Track Maintenance and Safety Equipment for New Track Development

  Skills for Modern Scheduling of Routine and Periodic Maintenance

  Training in Implementing Externally-funded Projects

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THE PROJECT

Outputs:

  Signaling, power supply, and telecommunications systems for 288 km of the completed railway line

  Track maintenance and safety Equipment.

  Improvements in MRT’s Institutional Capacity

  Project Management Support

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COMPONENT CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS AMOUNT (US$,

MILLION)

TCP1: TURNKEY DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF POWER SUPPLY, TELECOM, SIGNALING SYSTEMS

CONSORTIUM OF ASPMK 519 LLP (KAZ) AND KEC INTERNATIONAL LTD. (IND)

104.783

TCP2: SUPPLY OF TRACK MAINTENANCE MACHINERY

PLASSER & THEURER (AUSTRIA) 9.455

TCP3: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

TERA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. (U.S.A.)

2.584

TOTAL FUNDED BY ADB LOAN 116.822

NORTH-SOUTH RAILWAY PROJECT

(1) ADB-FUNDED COMPONENTS

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Impact and Outcome

 Increased trade between Turkmenistan and other countries in the region

 An efficient, safe, and reliable railway transport network developed and operated in Turkmenistan with better connectivity with neighboring countries

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Impact and Outcome

By 2015   Turkmenistan’s External Trade increased from $11.9 billion

(2008) to $17.9 billion

  Total national transit tonnage increased from 3 million tons to 6 million tons

  About 1.6 million tons of minerals transported on the project railway

  Performance tracking system developed for periodic inspection,

supervision, and testing   CO2 emissions reduced from the existing estimated level of

37,000 tons to 26,800 tons by 2020

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Thank you