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China grants RMB 2.5 billion through a Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) for various road projects in Tajikistan (Linked to Record ID#88813 and #72612)

¥2.5M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Tajikistan
Country	Tajikistan
Start Date	Jun 15, 2019
End Date	May 19, 2030
Duration	3,991 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`90579`

Grant Description

On June 15, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of Tajikistan signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), in which the Chinese Government which officially committed RMB 2.5 billion ($360 million USD) of grant funding for various road projects. The Majlisi Namoayndagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) ratified the ETCA on October 30, 2019.

The amount granted was disbursed to various road projects, including the Kalai Khumb-Vanj Section of Dushanbe-Kulma Highway Reconstruction Project (captured by linked Record ID#88813) and the Phase 3 of Kurgan-Tyube to Kulob Road Rehabilitation Project (captured by linked Record ID#72612).

The Government of Tajikistan drew RMB 1.307 billion ($186 million USD) from the ETCA for the Kalai Khumb-Vanj Section of Dushanbe-Kulma Highway Reconstruction Project. The purpose of this project is to link Kalai-Khumb to Vanj and the Rushon district. This 80 km road segment is part of the 96 km Dushanbe-Kulma highway.

The project also involves the construction of two tunnels (5.2 km long), 67 spillways of various diameters, 5 protective corridors (490 meters long), 15 bridges (634 meters long), 180 artificial containment walls (21.8 km long), 54 km of protective walls, and 13 open ditches (1.8 km long). As of March 2022, AidData had not identified any evidence of project implementation.

Additionally, the Government of Tajikistan drew RMB 227.9 million ($35 million USD) from the ETCA for Phase 3 of the Kurgan-Tyube to Kulob Road Rehabilitation Project. The purpose of this project was to rehabilitate 59.23 kilometers of roads in Kurgan-Tyube and Kulob.

More specifically, the project involved the restoration of 12 roads in Kulyab City, the restoration of 18 roads in Bokhtar, and the restoration of the intercity link between Kulyab and Muminabad.

📋 Staff Comments

Apart from the 2 linked project, the specific breakdown of this ETCA is unknown.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese government to provide $357 million grant to Tajikistan for rehabilitation of roads
Tajikistan
China Sign Agreements To Bolster Ties
中国和塔吉克斯坦签署18份合作文件10/30/2019
Tajikistan approves Chinese $360 million grant for highways
Resolution of the Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan of October 30, 2019
No. 1475 'On ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the provision of gratuitous assistance'
On the ratification of exchange letters on the implementation of the 3rd phase of the road rehabilitation project in the cities of Bokhtar and Kulyab of the Republic of Tajikistan
About the project of exchange letters on the implementation of the project of the 3rd phase of road rehabilitation in the cities of Bokhtar and Kulyab of the Republic of Tajikistan
Tajikistan to receive $354 million from China for road repairs
拉赫蒙总统出席援塔吉克斯坦两城市道路修复三期项目通车仪式
驻塔吉克斯坦大使刘彬与塔总统拉赫蒙共同出席波赫塔尔及库利亚布两城市道路修复三期项目开工仪式
塔吉克斯坦总统出席中交集团两项目通车仪式
China reconstructs motor roads in Tajikistan cities
驻塔吉克斯坦大使刘彬与塔总统拉赫蒙共同出席波赫塔尔及库利亚布两城市道路修复三期项目开工仪式
塔吉克斯坦总理视察波赫塔尔及库利亚布两市道路修复三期项目
塔吉克斯坦总理拉苏尔佐达视察公司项目
中亚：内陆国家融入全球贸易海洋之路, Дар бораи шаҳрвандии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон қонуни мукаммал қабул шуд
China Communications Construction : The Phase III Road Restoration Project of Htar and Kulyab...
China Communications Construction Co.
Ltd. October 11, 2021 Facebook post
Kulyab in Tajikistan Praises CRBC
Tajik lawmakers ratify an agreement approving a grant from China worth $360 million
China to allocate $125 mln for road construction project in Tajikistan
China will give almost $ 125 million for the preparation of a feasibility study for the construction of the Kalai-Khumb - Vanj highway
China to provide $125 million grant for preparation of feasibility study for road construction in Tajikistan
China will give only part of the money for the rehabilitation of the key section of the Dushanbe-Khorog road
Letters of exchange on the project for rehabilitation of Qalai Khumb-Vanj section of Dushanbe-Khorog highway sent to parliament, https://eurasianet.org/tajikistan-china-attaches-strings-to-204m-highway-grant, https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/20210617/kitai-dast-tadzhikistanu-grant-v-razmere-204-mln-dlya-reabilitatsii-dorogi-v-gbao
China expected to award grant to Tajikistan for rehabilitation of road in Gorno Badakhshan
Two road tunnels to be built in the east of Tajikistan
Construction of two motor transport tunnels is planned in the east of Tajikistan
China will give $30 million for the reconstruction of the road from Kalai Khumba to Rushan
亚洲证券交易所：塔中合作天堑变通途
Asia Plus
China will give $230 million for the reconstruction of the road from Kalai Khumba to Rushan Подробнее: https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/economic/20190717/kitai-dast-230-mln-na-rekonstruktsiyu-dorogi-ot-kalai-humba-do-rushana
The Ministry of Transport called the reason for the delay in the rehabilitation of a key section of the Dushanbe-Kulma highway Подробнее: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iADD3Q9VwwcJ:rr.eastera.tj/news/tajikistan/economic/20210715/mintrans-nazval-prichinu-zaderzhki-reabilitatsii-klyuchevogo-uchastka-avtodorogi-dushanbe-kulma+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.