06.02.19.

 Tajikistan made a prepayment, and foreign contractors have proceeded to preliminary work on the construction project of the Tajik section of CASA-1000.

According to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, within the framework of the project, a Tajik section of the 500 kV AC power line and a converter substation at Sangtud will be built. These works will be carried out by the Swedish company ABB and the Indian company Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd.

According to report, the Indian company has already received an advance payment and has begun preliminary work on the construction of the Tajik section of 500 kV AC power lines. Converter substation in Sangtud, will be built by Swedish company ABB. The Ministry of Energy noted that work on the project has also begun on the territory of other countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, that are participating in the project .

Earlier it was reported that the total cost of the project is over $ 1 billion. Project expenses are distributed as follows: Tajikistan - $ 314 million, Kyrgyzstan - $ 209 million, Afghanistan - $ 354 million and Pakistan - $ 209 million. International financial institutions-the World Bank (WB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the UK government and others act as investors in Tajikistan. In particular, the WB will allocate $ 45 million for the implementation of the Tajik section of this project, and IDB -$ 70 million, EBRD -$ 110 million.

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