According to the ADB website, the bank is planning to consider project of Uzbekistan “Railway Electrification Project (Maroqand-Qarshi)” in 2011. It is planned that the ADB will issue US$120 million of loans from its ordinary capital.

The project has been included to the programme on speeding up development of infrastructure, transport and communication construction for 2011-2015.

Within the project, it is planned to electrify 140 km of railroad area Maroqand-Qarshi. The project cost is US$168.6 million.

The project envisages reconstruction of locomotive depot in Qarshi city to use new railway line Tashguzar-Boysun-Qumqugan. The project will be implemented in 2011-2014.

Uzbekistan is also planning to attract ADB loan to electrification of Maraqand-Navoi-Bukhara railrod in central part of Uzbekistan. It is planned to electrify 250 km of railroad within the project.

Total project cost is US$443.9 million. It will be realized in 2012-2016, the programme said.

Uzbekistan has over 4,200 km railways and only 930 km of them are electrified. Uzbekistan electrified 600 km of roads in last seven years. The country plans to electrify about 2,000 km railroad.