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Washington: The World Bank approved today Additional Financing of $10 million for the Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project, which aims to: 1) provide electricity access for residents in remote, mountainous areas of southern Tajikistan; and 2) support efforts to export electricity to neighboring communities in North-Eastern Afghanistan. The financing is provided as a grant from the International Development Association (IDA).
“This strategic investment supports efforts to connect households in some of the poorest and most remote areas of Tajikistan to electricity, thereby providing them with opportunities to engage in economic activities, strengthen human capital, and reduce fragility risks along the border with Afghanistan,” said Jan-Peter Olters, World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan. “This objective is supported further by the ability to connect the local electricity grid with that of neighboring communities in Afghanistan and strengthen socio-economic develop