Talimarjan Transmission Project

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The development objective of the Talimarjan Transmission Project (TPP) is to improve the reliability of the electricity supply to residential and business consumers in South-Western Uzbekistan. There are two components to the project. The first components the project is strengthening power transmission network by construction of: (a) a 500/220 kV new open switchyard at Talimarjan TPP, (b) about 220 km 500 kV single circuit transmission line from Talimarjan TPP to the Sogdiana substation; c) a connection bay at Sogdiana substation and (d) a 500 kV connection line from the 500/220 kV open switch-yard at Talimarjan thermal power plant to the Karakul-Guzar transmission line. The second components the project is institutional strengthening by providing technical assistance (TA) for: (a) strengthening the Project Implementing Entity's and its subsidiaries' technical and fiduciary capacity; and (b) Strengthening the Project Implementing Entity?s capacity for project management, monitoring, reporting and evaluation, including procurement, financial management and disbursement activities and carrying out the project and the Project Implementing Entity audit.