Unicon Limited v Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - United States District Court for the District of Columbia 1-25-cv-04083 - Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award - 20 November 2025
Country
Year
2025
Summary
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. Arising from a US$1.2 billion World Bank project to facilitate electricity generation, transmission, and distribution across Central and South Asia, Petitioner Unicon brings this action to confirm an arbitral award dated November 23, 2022 (the "Award") in the amount of US$1,127,187 plus interest against Respondent the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its Ministry of Energy and Water (together, "Afghanistan").. .. The Award was rendered in Petitioner Unicon's favor at the conclusion of arbitral proceedings conducted in Paris, France, pursuant to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") Arbitration Rules.
2. To date, Afghanistan has paid no portion of the Award.
3. Pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, June 10, 1958 (the "New York Convention"), as implemented at 9 U.S.C. §§201- 208, Unicon petitions the Court to (i) enter an order enforcing the Award in the same manner as a final judgment issued by a court in the United States; (ii) enter judgment in Unicon's favor and against Afghanistan in the amount of the Award, with interest and costs as provided therein, as set out in the Prayer below; and (iii) grant such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
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