DUSHANBE, March 19, 2013, Asia-Plus  -- The State Unitary Enterprise Tojikcement (Dushanbe cement plant) has signed a loan contract with Chinese company, Beijing Uni-Construction Group Co. Ltd, for purchase and installation of coal-powered equipment.

According to the Ministry of energy and Industries (MoEI) press center, a total amount of the contract is 7.73 million U.S. dollars, including 150,000 U.S. dollars contributed by Tojikcement itself.

The project reportedly provides for replacement of the plant’s natural-gas-powered furnaces with the coal-powered ones.

The contract was concluded in Beijing on February 28 this year.      

Tojikcement is Tajikistan’s largest cement plant with rate capacity of 1 million tons of cement per year.  Last year, the plant produced 203,000 tons of cement.

Headquartered in Beijing, Beijing Uni-Construction Group Co. Ltd. is a state-owned construction company.  This enterprise group is mainly engaged in realty development, construction and installation, and it is quite influential in the trade.