Direct support to EBRD in the appraisal of Phase II of ongoing water supply and wastewater invesment for Kulob Vodokanal (approx. 112,900 inhabitants), Tajikistan, complementing the Phase I Kulob Water and Wastewater Project.

The Kulob Water Project – Phase II is a proposed EBRD financing for the benefit of the Subsidiary Enterprise of Water Supply and Sanitation of Kulob City (SUE WSS Kulob / “Vodokanal”), a subsidiary of SUE “Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali” (SUE KMK, the Client).

Phase II delivers the remaining components of the Long-Term Investment Programme (LTIP) identified in the 2014 Feasibility Study, comprising:

(i) construction and rehabilitation of water supply networks across priority mahallas and districts;

(ii) rehabilitation of internal networks within multi-storey residential buildings;

(iii) construction of four additional wells and spring-gallery intake facilities at the Jangalak water intake sites; and

(iv) procurement and installation of domestic household water meters.

Mojo Engineering Consultancy ApS was engaged by EBRD to carry out a Feasibility Assessment Update, a structured and independent reconfirmation of the Phase II investment rationale, scope, costs and implementation readiness in light of current conditions, Phase I implementation experience, CDP findings, market price movements and the evolving climate and regulatory context. The assignment is structured around seven integrated workstreams:

Project baseline and socio-economic assessment; Technical feasibility refresher (validation of Phase II infrastructure components, demand assessment and CAPEX/OPEX update); Economic, financial and affordability analysis (economic justification, financial projections, tariff and cost-recovery assessment and affordability in line with EBRD methodology); Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA/ESAP in accordance with EBRD ESP 2024); Procurement and implementation strategy (Phase I procurement lessons, PIU capacity assessment and Phase II contract packaging); Climate risk and green assessments (physical climate risk screening, snowmelt flow modelling, Paris Agreement alignment, Green Finance eligibility and GHG baseline); and Gender and economic inclusion analysis.

06/2026–07/2026