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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Villages that are home to around 200,000 citizens in rural Tajikistan will gain better local infrastructure thanks to support from the CASA1000 Community Support Project for Tajikistan (CASA1000 CSP), following approval on March 21 by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors for $24 million in grant financing from the International Development Association. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Officials from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Afghanistan’s power utility company, on February 2 said that work on construction of CASA-1000 power transmission project has been delayed for eight months due to some reasons including that of financial, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — More than 300,000 people are expected to benefit from improved services and facilities in their villages thanks to US$ 10 million in financing in the Community Support Project associated with the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000). The Kyrgyz CASA-1000 Community Support Project was approved on April 10 by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, including US$ 5 million a concessional credit and US$ 5 million as a grant. An additional grant of US$ 2 million is being provided from the CASA-1000 Multi-Donor Trust Fund supported by the UK Department for International Development and the US Government. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The government of Afghanistan is working to ensure the security of major regional economic projects that will be implemented in the war-torn country this year. The projects include the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA-1000) electricity transmission project from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline project, TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy on December 11 said that two Indian companies have been selected to start the work on the CASA-1000 electricity transmission project in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy on August 15 said that construction of the Afghan part of the 1000 Electricity Transmission and Trade Project for Central Asia and South Asia (CASA-1000) will be launched soon by an Indian company which has won the tender, TOLOnews agency reports. Continue reading
