DUSHANBE, June 30, Asia-Plus  -- Japan’s “Mitsubishi Corporation” (MC) is currently considering the issue of awarding a US$9 million grant to Tajikistan for improvement of the water supply system in Dushanbe, according to information from “Dushanbe Vodokanal” (DVK or Dushanbe’s municipal waterworks).  

The DVK source says the municipal waterworks administration and visiting MC General Manager Masatoshi Ichi negotiated this issue in Dushanbe on June 22.  

The MC experts will familiarize themselves with the Dushanbe water supply project run by German’s WVV over the last three years in order to avoid duplication, according to the source.  “ Japan ’s company also intends to allot funds for other goals as well, but it sill premature to give details,” said the Asia-Plus, “They will study the project and prepare a detailed report for Japan ’s Government.”  

Iran ’s “Ab-e Poui” has also shown interest in participation in this project.  On June 27, Deputy Dushanbe Mayor, Masaid Homidov, met in Dushanbe with Mr. Wahhab Nasser Rejai, the director of the Iranian company.  Iranian specialists submitted to the Dushanbe mayor’s office a detailed analysis of the problem of the water supply system in Dushanbe .  We will recall that the Iranian side expressed readiness to provide a grant of US$400,000 for the implementation of the project to enhance the water supply system in Tajik capital.

ABOUT: Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is Japan ''s largest general trading company ( sogo shosha ) with over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide. Together with its over 500 group companies, MC employs a multinational workforce of approximately 48,000 people. MC has long been engaged in business with customers around the world in virtually every industry, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise.

“Ab-e Poui” is engaged in the issues of water supply in Iran .  The company has also worked in Afghanistan and Lebanon .