June 4, 2023, marked 30 years of partnership between the World Bank and Tajikistan. Since then, the World Bank has provided over $2.8 billion to the country, helping to improve infrastructure, education, healthcare, poverty reduction, and more.
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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
World Bank approves $10m to electrify rural areas in Tajikistan
The Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project aims to provide access to electricity to households in remote, mountainous areas of the southern part of the country
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The World Bank has approved additional financing of $10 million (£7m) for a project aimed at electrifying rural areas in Tajikistan.
The Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project aims to provide access to electricity to households in remote, mountainous areas of the southern part of the country and support efforts to export electricity to neighbouring communities in North-Eastern Afghanistan.
Since 2020, the project has supported improved electricity access in two of the poorest and most remote regions of Tajikistan, which border Afghanistan – the southeastern Gorno-Badakhshan Automomous Oblast (GBAO) and the southwestern Khatlon Oblast.