Uzbekistan Republic Data Collection Survey on Infrastructure Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus Final Report Uzbekistan MAY 2019 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD. 3R JR 19-005 Uzbekistan Republic Data Collection Survey on Infrastructure Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus Final Report Uzbekistan MAY 2019 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD. Table and Figures ............................................................................................................................................................. iv List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................................ iv List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................. vii Abreviations ..................................................................................................................................................................... ix 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Methodology ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1. Research framework ................................................................................................................................. 3 2.1.1. Target sectors .................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.2. Research items ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.1.3. Assumed support tools .................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.4. Desktop and literature research ...................................................................................................... 4 2.1.5. Field research ................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.6. Statistical data .................................................................................................................................. 7 3. Current situation of development policies / laws / infrastructure improvement and issue analysis ........... 8 3.1. Fields prioritized for development .......................................................................................................... 8 3.2. PPP-related systems .................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.1. PPP legal system .............................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.2. PPP examples ................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2.3. Future PPP projects ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.3. Possibility of financial-sector fundraising ............................................................................................. 16 3.3.1. Possibility of private investment .................................................................................................. 16 3.3.2. Possibility of long-term fundraising ............................................................................................ 17 3.3.3. Restrictions on international commercial borrowing ................................................................. 18 3.4. Activity situation of donors .................................................................................................................... 22 3.4.1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) ............................................................................................... 22 3.4.2. The World Bank............................................................................................................................. 25 3.4.3. United Nations ............................................................................................................................... 30 3.4.4. European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD) .......................................... 34 3.4.5. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ...................................... 36 i 4. Current situation of target sectors and issues related to future plans and sectors ....................................... 39 4.1. Urban development, transportation, and traffic .................................................................................... 39 4.1.1. Current situation of infrastructure improvement ........................................................................ 40 4.1.2. Infrastructure improvement agencies and personnel systems ................................................... 44 4.1.3. Cross-regional issues ..................................................................................................................... 47 4.1.4. Issues upon promoting infrastructure improvement .................................................................. 52 4.1.5. Infrastructure improvement projects ............................................................................................ 56 4.1.6. Activity situation of donors .......................................................................................................... 58 4.2. Energy ...................................................................................................................................................... 61 4.2.1. Current situation of infrastructure improvement ........................................................................ 61 4.2.2. Infrastructure improvement agencies and personnel systems ................................................... 63 4.2.3. Cross-regional issues ..................................................................................................................... 66 4.2.4. Issues upon promoting infrastructure improvement .................................................................. 68 4.2.5. Infrastructure improvement projects ............................................................................................ 69 4.2.6. Activity situation of donors .......................................................................................................... 74 4.3. Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 75 4.3.1. Current situation of infrastructure improvement ........................................................................ 75 4.3.2. Infrastructure improvement agencies and personnel systems ................................................... 79 4.3.3. Cross-regional issues ..................................................................................................................... 79 4.3.4. Issues upon promoting infrastructure improvement .................................................................. 80 4.3.5. Infrastructure improvement projects ............................................................................................ 81 4.3.6. Activity situation of donors .......................................................................................................... 83 4.4. Healthcare ................................................................................................................................................ 85 4.4.1. Current situation of infrastructure improvement ........................................................................ 85 4.4.2. Infrastructure improvement agencies and personnel systems ................................................... 87 4.4.3. Cross-regional issues ..................................................................................................................... 88 4.4.4. Issues upon promoting infrastructure improvement .................................................................. 89 4.4.5. Infrastructure improvement projects ............................................................................................ 93 4.4.6. Activity situation of donors .......................................................................................................... 93 5. Activity situation of Japanese companies in the region ................................................................................ 96 5.1. Urban development, transportation, and traffic .................................................................................... 96 5.1.1. Activity situation of Japanese companies ................................................................................... 96 5.1.2. SWOT analysis