Uzbekistan · Surkhandarya · Termez · Master plan, urban design, infrastructure, buildings, feasibility
Termez International Trade, Logistics & Manufacturing Hub
We prepared a regional development report for Surkhandarya Province and, as its first application, produced the master plan, urban design, infrastructure and building designs and feasibility reports for a 166-hectare integrated logistics, industrial, commercial and residential zone in Termez on the Afghan border. The site is designed as the first phase of an industrial city that can grow to 2,500 hectares with demand.
Surkhandarya regional development report
Surkhandarya lies in southern Uzbekistan where the borders of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan meet. About 10 million people live within 250 km of Termez (Uzbekistan 3.2, Afghanistan 3.7, Tajikistan 2.6, Turkmenistan 0.5 million) and 50 million within 630 km. The report reviews global trade corridors and the New Uzbekistan 2022–2026 and Uzbekistan 2030 strategies, and uses SWOT, PESTLE and BEEM analysis to propose a “Surkhandarya–Termez Regional Development Plan”. Its target years are the republic's 50th and 100th anniversaries: 2041 and 2091.
“For Surkhandarya, on global trade routes and especially the south–north trade axis, where four countries' borders meet, to become a safe, innovative and competitive region with a high quality of life, where trade, manufacturing and tourism grow at international scale.”
Termez 166 ha: land use
| Zone | Sub-use | ha |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | Small 13.3 · medium 31.9 · large 22.4 | 67,6 |
| Logistics | Covered storage 27.4 · open storage 12.8 · support units 7.8 | 48,0 |
| Commercial & administrative centre | Trade centre 15.3 · administration 13.5 | 28,8 |
| Housing | Housing 16.1 · facilities 5.5 | 21,6 |
| Total | 166,0 |
The site lies on the M39 international highway and is connected to the rail network; with Termez International Airport and Hairatan port on the Amu Darya it brings four transport modes together. A secure “fast-track” road, separated from city traffic, is proposed from the border gate to the production zone. About four times the size of the existing 36-hectare AIRITOM free zone, the project combines manufacturing, storage, trade and permanent housing.
Feasibility summary
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Public and private buildings | 597,1 mn USD |
| Infrastructure, design, land etc. | 181,6 mn USD |
| Total cost | 778,7 mn USD |
| Floor area | 1.169.593 m² |
| Units | 3.367 |
| Total jobs (5,167 in industry) | 15.227 |
| Resident population | 6.046 |
| Expected companies | 2.500–3.500 |
| Annual value added | 200–250 mn USD |
| First operations / completion | 1 yr / 3–5 yrs |
Strategies
Logistics-led production
Lower raw-material logistics costs through four-mode infrastructure to give Termez manufacturers an edge.
Frictionless logistics corridor
A secure fast-track road from the border to the zone, separate from city traffic.
Sustainable land management
Building on unproductive land instead of farmland, opening access to international green funds.
Global market reach
Exports to Europe, China and South Asia as well as the CIS, by rail and river.