A very important component of the project was the social protection scheme under which households (which account for 98% of all consumers) pay reduced tariffs consistent with their standard of living. The Government of Tajikistan agreed to take on the additional social protection costs. However, the funding provided by the Government was not adequate enough to cover all social protection costs. To address this issue, the IDA and the Swiss Government became involved. The revenues arising from the interest rate (5.25%) on the IDA credit proceeds were maintained in an Escrow Account to be used towards social protection costs. This provided the Government of Tajikistan with about $4 million. The Swiss funds were to be maintained by the World Bank in a trust fund and disbursed to Pamir Energy.