OFFICIAL o The World Bank * Central Asia Regional Offi kW' trJ Bldg. A, 4'h floor Tel. +7 (727) 2980580 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMEN I U M N Fax +7 (727) 2980581 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Republic of Kazalstan July 26, 2013 Mr. Saidahmad Sharofiddinov Chairman OJSC "Tajiktransgaz" 6, Rudaki Ave. Dushanbe Republic of Tajikistan Re: Republic of Tajikistan: Swiss Grant for Co-financing of the Energy Loss Reduction Project (Grant No. TF096573) Amendment to the Project Agreement Dear Mr. Sharofiddinov: We refer to the Project Agreement (the "Project Agreement") between Tajiktransgaz ("TTG") and the International Development Association (the "World Bank") for the above- referenced project, dated October 19, 2011. Furthermore, we refer to the Amendment of the Grant Agreement between the Republic of Tajikistan and the World Bank for the same Project dated July 25, 2013. In light of the amendment of the underlying Grant Agreement, the World Bank proposes to amend the Project Agreement as follows: 1. All references to the "SECO Co-financing Agreement" dated October 19, 2011 between the Republic of Tajikistan and the World Bank will be understood to mean the SECO Co-financing Agreement as amended. 2. Section I, Part A, paragraph 1.(a) of Schedule I of the Project Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the following: "(a) the Recipient shall on-lend to TTG an amount equivalent to two hundred sixty thousand United States Dollars ($260,000) of the amount of the SECO Co-financing Grant allocated to Category 2 in the table under Section 3.01 of the SECO Co- financing Grant Agreement, as amended; and" All sections of the Project Agreement that have not been amended hereby shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. I Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and dating the confirmation on the enclosed copy of this Amendment Letter and returning it to the World Bank. Upon the date of its countersignature, this Amendment Letter shall become effective as of September 1, 2012. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL DEVE PMENT ASSOCIATION Alexander Kremer Acting Regional Director Central Asia Region AGREED: TAJIKTRANSGAZ By: Name: zK 65iv!; Title: F Date: 3