Dispute resolution agreement on Zarafshan wind project
Official document | 3 December 2025
A dispute resolution agreement was signed by CEE Bankwatch Network and Shamol Zarafshan Energy Foreign Enterprise LLC in October 2025.
The agreement is the result of a year-and-a-half-long dispute resolution process supported by the Compliance Advisory Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The two parties discussed the challenges, issues and steps forward on environmental and biodiversity matters during several bilateral meetings, joint sessions and a joint field visit in Zarafshan, Uzbekistan.
The agreement that the parties reached includes an Action Plan that will, when implemented by the end of 2027, support and enhance the conservation of key species present in the Important Bird Area (IBA) and Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) of the Aktau-Tamdy Mountain area.
Location: Uzbekistan
Project: Zarafshan, Bash and Dzhankeldy wind projects, Uzbekistan
Tags: ADB | EBRD | IFC | Uzbekistan | biodiversity | renewable energy
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