PROJECT NAME
SECTOR
SUMMARY
START DATE
DURA-TION
BUDGET
EURO
Support to the Cotton Sector

Agriculture

The main purpose of the project is to assist in increasing the output and improving the quality of cotton produced while contributing to the development of an overall operating strategy for the industry, which will see Turkmenistan r

01.02.2001

18

945,081

Integrated Support to Agriculture and the Food Industry

Agriculture

The objectives of the current project are in keeping with the general thrust of the previous initiatives (FDTUR9601, FDTUR9602, FDTUR9603 and others) and the objectives and activities are designed to build upon this.

05.02.2001

30

1,987,140

Assistance to Oil and Gas Sector

Energy

The Ministry of Oil and Gas and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan is the beneficiary of a 1996 Tacis project aimed at providing support to the government in its restructuring efforts of the oil and gas sector.

15.02.2001

18

1,499,965

Support to energy sector

Energy

The overall objectives will be to foster the development of additional usage of energy resources of Turkmenistan through the transformation of industrial raw materials into other locally usable or exportable products.

01.09.2001

18

1,500,000

Caspian Environment Programme - Facilitating Thematic Scientific Advisory Groups in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan

Environment

Regional project consisting of six components: coordinating unit of the project, capacity building, monitoring, biodiversity, nature resources management, sea coast management.

Project stopped

07.01.1998

47

3,000,000

Joint Environmental Programme

Environment

The main objective of the project is support of the NIS countries and Mongolia in further implementation of their National Environment Action Programs.

09.02.2000

36

 

Support to National Coordinating Unit

Institutional Building

 

01.08.2000

60

5,000,000

Support to the Interbank Training Center in Ashgabat

Education

The main objective of the project is to provide training opportunities at a European level for the commercial banking sector in Turkmenistan. A further - long-term objective is to prepare the Interbank Training Centre to be a self-f

12.06.1998

18

1,880,509

TRACECA: International Road Transport Transit Facilitation

Transport

TRACECA International Road Transport Transit Facilitation TNREG 9802
Wider Objectives: To assist the TRACECA states to create the most favourable conditions for road transport in l terms of economic operations.

06.10.1999

18

2,800,000

TRACECA: Traffic & Feasibility Studies

Transport

TRACECA Traffic & Feasibility Studies TNREG9803
Wider Objective: To assist in identifying, prioritising and supporting transport investment projects at the satisfaction of the International Financing Institutions.

01.01.2000

18

2,000,000

TRACECA: Southern Ring Air Routes Phase II

Transport

Regional project that continues activities under the project "Air Traffic Control Training and Development of Air Routes in the Southern Ring".

15.02.2000

12

2,000,000

TRACECA: Customs Facilities at C. Asian Road Border Crossings

Transport

Geographic Focus: Ministries of Transport of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

01.01.2001

18

2,000,000

TRACECA: CENTRAL ASIAN RAILWAYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Transport

There is much scope and need for external support to modernise railway communications on a regional basis. TRACECA has been highly active and successful in promoting modernisation of the Caucasus rail communication system.

01.10.2001

12

1,500,000

TRACECA: HARMONISATION OF BORDER CROSSING PROCEDURES

Transport

A previous TRACECA project entitled Trade Facilitation identified many inconsistencies in the border crossing procedures applied by TRACECA states.

01.10.2001 in preparation

24

2,000,000

TRACECA co-ordination Team

Transport

Set up three working groups, road, rail and maritime, attached to the IGC. The groups are to meet at regular intervals, and members are to be deeply involved in all project activities. The project is to be managed from a regional center. The Team Leadership is to include a citizen of a TRACECA country.

01.10.2001 in preparation

24

2,500,000

TRACECA: Supply of navigational aid equipment

Transport

The Governments of the three Caspian Sea riparian states  have asked for an improvement of the aids to navigation in the approaches of their main ports Baku, Aktau and Turkmenbashi in order to facilitate navigation and to improve maritime safety in the region.

01.10.2001 in preparation

12

2,000,000

INOGATE: Priority Emergency Investments in Oil and Gas Infrastructures

Energy

Project identifies objects requiring urgent investments for rehabilitation and improvement of existing oil and gas transportation infrastructures.

23.08.1999

30

3,500,000

INOGATE: Support Group 2

Energy

The project will coordinate the programme of technical assistance of INOGATE, support the INOGATE Work Group, and promote realisation of INOGATE objectives. One of the functions of the Support Group will be assistance to Tacis.

10.01.2001

24

1,000,000

TEMPUS: COMPACT PROJECT. MODERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

Education

Tempus project for study of European languages.

01.01.1999

24

200000