Projects

The Government of Kyrgyzstan (the “Government”) requested EBRD to finance irrigation infrastructure in Jalal-Abad, Osh, Batken and Naryn regions (“Project Area”) in total approx. 15,000 ha) by providing a EUR 50 million loan to the Government (the “Project”) and a concessional resource from an international donor. These four regions of Kyrgyzstan are most affected by smaller land holdings, lower per capita incomes, higher unemployment, lower human development indices and limited access to services in comparison to all other regions of the country, affecting particularly women and young people. The Project will mainly include the construction of new main and secondary canals as well as intake facilities, ensuring that new infrastructure is resilient to climate change. The Project will promote the resilience of the irrigation infrastructure to climate change. It is expected that after the Project is implemented the farming opportunities will be available for 40,000 households. At the same time, the Project will aim to increase access to irrigation to promote economic inclusion opportunities for women and young people.

The overall objective of the assignment is to provide detailed information that the Bank can use to appraise and structure the Project and take a decision on the prospective financing.

 In order to meet the assignment objective, the Consultant will undertake the following tasks:

3.1          Baseline Study

3.2          Technical Assessment

3.3          Identify priority upgrade measures and related PIP

3.4          Financial Projections

3.5          Business Model for Recovering Investment Costs

3.6          Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (“ESIA”)