Dzhankeldy Wind Power Project

5.17
Climate Affairs 
5.17.1 
National Context and Regulations 
Uzbekistan submitted its Third National Communication to the UNFCCC and it ratified the Paris 
Agreement in November 2018 which brought its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution 
(INDC) into effect for the period up to 2030. The long-term objective of the INDC is to decrease 
specific emissions of greenhouse gases per unit of GDP by 10% by 2030 from level of 2010. This 
envisages the support from the international organisations and financial, ensuring access to 
advanced energy saving and environmentally sound technologies and resource allocation 
for climate financing.
The ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement committed Uzbekistan to transitioning to a 
green economy, and adoption of the following normative documents: 
 
Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. № PD-4477, dated October 
4, 2019 "On approval of the Strategy on transition of the Republic of Uzbekistan to 
the "green" economy for the period 2019-2030".,
 
Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, № PD-5863, dated October 
30, 2019, “On approval of the Concept of environmental protection of the 
Republic of Uzbekistan until 2030”. 
Priority areas of “The Strategy on transition of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the "green" 
economy for the period 2019-
2030” regarding to the electricity producing industry are: 
 
Reconstruction and modernization of generating capacities of existing power 
plants with implementation of highly efficient technologies based on combined 
cycle gas and gas turbine units; 
 
Improvement of configurations and modernization of main power networks to 
increase the stability of the power system; 
 
Implementation of organizational and technical measures, including optimization 
of modes; 
 
Increasing the level of automatization of technological processes; and
 
Full equipment of power consumption systems with automatic control and 
metering devices. 
5.17.2 
Lender Requirements 
Equator Principles IV establishes that impacts to climate should be avoided where possible, 
and in support of the 2015 Paris Agreement recognises that EPFIs have a role to play in 
improving the availability of climate-related information. 

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Factors including climate change are required to be incorporated into the Project Review and 
Categorisation (EP1), while a key element of EP IV (under EP2 for Environmental and Social 
Assessment) is that an assessment of climate change risks is expected in an ESIA. 
For projects that have Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions of over 100,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent 
per annum, there are also other requirements linked to alternative analysis and client annual 
reporting on GHG emissions. 
EBRD 
According to EBRD Environmental and Social Policy, climate change shall be considered 
throughout the assessment process and identify appropriate climate resilience and 
adaptation measures to be integrated into the project design. 
EBRD is committed to ‘engage, whenever appropriate, in innovative investments and 
technical assistance to support no/low-carbon investments and climate change mitigation 
and adaptation opportunities, as well as identify opportunities to avoid, minimise or reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions in projects. EBRD requires its clients to assess risks caused by climate 
change to the projects. EBRD will also support its clients in developing climate adaptation 
measures and climate resilient investments as well as in managing risks caused by climate 
change’. 
ADB 
According to ADB Environment Safeguards, the borrower/client is required to promote the 
reduction of project-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a manner appropriate to the 
nature and scale of the project operations and impacts. During the development or operation 
of projects that are expected to or currently emit significant quantitates of greenhouse gases, 
defined as amounting to 100,000 
t
CO
2
e per annum or more aggregate direct and indirect 
emissions, the borrower should quantify: 
 
Direct emissions from the facilities within the physical project boundary; and
 
Indirect emissions associated with the off-site production of power used by the 
project.
The borrower should also evaluate technically and financially feasible and cost-effective 
options to reduce or offset project-related GHG emissions during project design and 
operation. 

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6 R
EGIONAL 
B
ASELINE 
C
ONDITIONS
This chapter outlines regional baseline environmental and social conditions that are 
intended to provide information that is representative for both the wind farm and OHTL 
elements of the Project. Site specific baseline conditions for the Wind Farm are presented in 
Part A of this ESIA (Chapter 7 - Chapter 17) while site specific baseline conditions along the 
OHTL route are presented in Part B of this ESIA (Chapter 17 - Chapter 27).