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Central Asia South Asia electricity transmission and trade project, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan

28th August 2015

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name and Location
Central Asia South Asia (Casa) electricity transmission and trade project, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Client
The governments of Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Project Description
The CASA-1000 transmission lines will move electricity at high voltages between the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan (477 km) and from Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan (the next 750 km).

The project will include:
• a 500 kV ac line from Datka, in the Kyrgyz Republic, to Khudjand (477 km);
• a 1 300 MW ac/dc converter station at Sangtuda, Tajikistan;
• a 750 km high-voltage dc line from Sangtuda to Kabul, in Afghanistan, to Peshawar in Pakistan;
• a 300 MW convertor station, in Kabul, with import and export capability; and
• a 1 300 MW dc/ac converter station at Peshawar.

Value
The project is expected to cost more than $1-billion.

The overall CASA-1000 project involves several international financial institutions and donors, including the World Bank and the European Investment Bank.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $110-million loan for the national power utility of Tajikistan, Barki Tojik, to finance construction of the power converter station and related infrastructure in Tajikistan as part of the CASA-1000 project.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
EBRD, The World Bank and European Investment Bank (loan finance).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
EBRD principal communications adviser Svitlana Pyrkalo, tel +44 207 338 7105 or email pyrkalos@ebrd.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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