The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has anew postponed the consideration of a credit agreement for the establishment of a locomotive servicing venue at the Bilajari and Boyuk Shor depots, as well as purchase of spare parts for the Azerbaijan State Railway Department (ASRD) has been postponed from May 15, 2007 to June 12, 2007, Trend reports citing EBRD official announcement.
The work over the development of the project is financed by the British company Trust Fund, which provided EUR 49,950. $27mln of the total $50mln loan was allocated for the purchase of locomotives, while the second tranche of $23mln was for the establishment of locomotive servicing venue at the Bilajari and Boyuk Shor depots, as well as the purchase of spare parts for the ASRD. Despite the exclusion of the first component, Azerbaijan is still counting on a $30mln credit of the EBRD. The increase in the price of the second component is linked with rises in prices, particularly the price of construction materials.