The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$161 million loan for the development of an integrated wastewater management system in Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan.

The PPP project aims to upgrade centralized urban wastewater systems in the following cities- Akhangaran, Almalyk, Angren, Bekabod, Chirchik and Yangiyul, as well as in Chinaz urban center. The scope of works includes the construction and rehabilitation of wastewater treatment plants and sewerage networks and the installation of water meters. The project will benefit more than 800,000 people.

The project will install septic tanks and provide access to decentralized sanitation systems for 136,000 people in 70 rural settlements in Chinaz, Yangiyul, and Zangiota districts. ADB also plans to administer an US$800,000 technical assistance grant to help implement institutional reforms and capacity building, which will be financed by the Spanish Cooperation Fund for Technical Assistance, the Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund.