On 3 September ADB and the Government of Uzbekistan signed a $60 million loan for the Sustainable Hydropower Project, approved by ADB on 30 September 2019. The project will construct hydropower plants with 25 MW of total capacity. This is composed of a 6 MW plant in Rabat, an 8 MW plant in Chappasuy, a 10 MW plant in Tamshusu, and three mini/micro-hydropower plants with a combined capacity of 1 MW. The project will also support the government to formulate a hydropower development masterplan, which will help identify potential private-sector investment opportunities through public-private partnerships. The master plan will also explore climate-resilient pathways for hydropower development, with greater emphasis on climate-smart options that could perform well under the water-stressed situation of Uzbekistan compounded by the increasingly extreme weather events. Once online, the plants are expected to provide over 97 GWh of clean electricity annually and avoid 52,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Yunji Suh, Energy Division of the Central and West Asia Department leads the project team.