Project Overview
The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, through Joint Stock Company “Issiqlikta’minoti” and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, is initiating a request for expression of interest (EOI) for the Bukhara District Heating System Modernization PPP Project. With support from the Asian Development Bank as Transaction Advisor, the project is being structured under a Design–Build–Finance–Operate–Maintain model to modernize the aging, open-loop district heating systems in Bukhara and Kogon. The selected private partner will be responsible for upgrading and operating a network serving 22,066 apartments across 518 multi-family residential buildings and 59 non-residential buildings, while optimizing current service delivery and incorporating scalable infrastructure capacity to accommodate an expected 20–30% increase in demand, including future growth associated with urban densification and planned developments.
Scope of Work
The Private Partner will be responsible for:
• development and operation of a new gas-fired CHP plant (~14MWth/15 MWe), connecting it to the centralized boiler houses;
• rehabilitation and modernization of centralized and local boiler houses and aging district heating networks, including transition to a closed-loop system and underground network modernization;
• installation of individual heating substations, smart metering, and advanced control systems to enable efficient, digitalized operations.
• long-term operation and maintenance of the modernized DH system
The Public Partner’s scope will cover internal building systems and water supply upgrades.
Eligibility Criteria
Interested firms/consortia should demonstrate experience in:
• Gas-fired CHP: development, construction, and operation
• District heating/cooling network: design, construction/rehabilitation, and operation of large-scale networks
• Building-level systems: substations, metering, and automation
• Utility operations: management of services comparable to district heating systems
• Financial capacity: financing infrastructure or PPP projects of similar scale and complexity
Submission Requirements
Interested parties are invited to submit informal, non-binding responses including:
• Company/Consortium Profile: Legal name, country of incorporation, and brief overview of core business and sector focus
• Relevant Experience and Capabilities: Summary of experience demonstrating the capabilities outlined in the eligibility criteria (including CHP, district heating/cooling, building-level systems, utility operations, and financing/PPP experience)
• Indicative Role: Expected role in a potential BDH PPP (e.g., sponsor, operator, EPC, technology provider, lender)
Submissions and Disclaimer
• Submissions should be provided by email to June 27th, 2026, JSC “Issiqlita’minoti” and Ministry of Economy and Finance Republic of Uzbekistan.
• EOI is intended solely to assess market interest and gather feedback. It does not constitute a commitment to proceed with procurement or to award any contract. All information shared under this EOI is indicative and subject to further refinement during any subsequent formal procurement process. The inputs gathered will serve as a baseline to inform and guide future procurement steps
