Uzbekistan to raise railway electrification level to 54% by 2017
23/12/2013 11:07
Uzbekistan to raise railway electrification level to 54% by 2017
23/12/2013 11:07
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan is planning to raise the level of railway electrification up to 54% by 2017, the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov said at his speech at the extraordinary session of the Council of people’s deputies of Surkhandarya region.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov said that Uzbekistan implements several large projects on electrification of railroad. In the result of implementation of these projects, the level of electrification of railway will increase from current 35% to 54% by 2017.
Uzbek leader recalled that Uzbekistan realized a project on electrification of railroad Marokan-Karshi-Termez with the length of 466 km. The project cost is US$597 million. He said that that the project is implemented at participation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
President stated that implementation of the project will allow to decrease expenses for transportation of passenger and cargoes by 35%. He said that 11 modern locomotives will be used in this area.
Islam Karimov underlined that the project will allow to improve transport infrastructure in southern regions of Uzbekistan, including in Surkhandarya region, and raise transit potential of Uzbekistan.
In 2011, the feasibility studies of the projects “Electrification of railroad Marokand-Karshi” (140 km) and “Electrification of railroad “Karshi-Tashguzar-Boisun-Termez” (325 km) were completed. Total length of the railroad line makes up 466.5 km.
Uzbekistan temir yollari attract loan of the Government of Japan for US$211 million to implementation of the project on electrification of railroad Karshi-Termez.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will issue loan for US$100 million to the second project on electrification of Marokand-Karshi railroad.
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