Greater Mekong Subregion

Summary of Two-Phased Projects

Phase I Project (2000-2003)

Phase II Project (2002-2005)

Two-Phased Projects by Country

Regrouping of Original Loop-based Projects (km)

	Phase I	Phase II	Total
New Transmission
Length (km)	1,855	4,128	5,983
Cost ($m)	34.8	97.4	132.2
Upgrade and Improvements ($m)	8.5	5.8	14.4
TAs ($m)	12.1	4.4	16.5
Project Total
Length (km)	1,855	4,128	5,983
Cost ($m)	55.5	107.6	163.1
Project Period	2000-2003	2002-2005	2000-2005

*Costs are indicative and expressed in 1998 prices.

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	Code	Project	Total Length (kms)	Cost ($m)1
Transmission Network
New Transmission	TC10	Myanmar (Tachilek)-Thailand border	15	0.4
	TC9	Lao PDR (Luang Namtha)-Yunnan (Mengla)	120	3.0
	TC8	Thonnami (LAO)-Phnom Penh (CAM)	920	16.3
	TC13	Vientiane-Luang Prabang-Luang Namtha	420	9.6
	New	Phnom Penh-Kampong Chaam-Siem Reap	380	5.6
Total			1,855	34.8
Upgrade & Improvements		Poipet-Phnom Penh-Phum Bavet (CAM)		0.8
		Hanoi-Da Nang-HCM City (VIE)		0.2
		Hanoi-Vinh, additional cable2		6.5
		Lao PDR		0.5
		Cambodia		0.6
Total				8.5
Total Transmission    Network				43.4
Technical Assistance
Implementation Issues		Tariff Options Study		1.0
		United Numbering Plan and Imp. Study		2.0
		Total		3.0
Inst'l. Strengthening		Telecommunications Sector Policy Study		5.0
		Capacity Building (Human Resources)		1.0
		Accounting & Billing Training Needs Study		1.1
		Call Event Recording Study		2.0
		Total		9.1
Total TA				12.1
Total Project Cost				55.5

¹The costs are indicative and expressed in 1998 prices.
²If the capacity of existing lines is not sufficient.

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	Code	Project	Total Length (kms)	Cost ($m)1
Transmission Network
New Transmission	TC4	MYA, Yangon-Moulmein-THA border	390	8.2
	TC5	MYA, Yangon-Meiktila-Keng Tung-THA border	1,320	30.3
	TC9	LAO (Luang Namtha)-THA border	203	5.1
	TC6	LAO (Pakse)-VIE (Da Nang)	450	11.4
	TC7	LAO (Savannakhet)-VIE (Dong Ha)	329	7.2
	TC10	MYA, Keng Tung-Yunnan, Jinghong	386	10.9
	TC11	VIE (Hanoi)-Yunnan (Hekou)	360	6.3
	TC12	MYA, Meiktila-Yunnan, Ruili	690	17.9
Total			4,128	97.4
Upgrade & Improvements				5.8
Total Transmission    Network				103.2
Technical Assistance
Implementation Issues		Telecommunications Management Network Study		1.3
		Subregional Network Synchronization and Implementation Study		1.2
		CCS No. 7 Signalling System and Implementation		2.0
Total TA				4.4
Total Project Cost				107.6

¹Costs are indicative and expressed in 1998 prices.

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	Cambodia	Lao PDR	Thailand	Viet Nam	Yunnan PRC	Myanmar	Total
Phase I:
New Transmission Lines
Distance (km)	930	850	-	-	60	15	1,855
Amount ($m)	15.2	17.8	-	-	1.4	0.4	34.8
Upgrade & Improvement	1.4	0.5	-	6.6	-	-	8.5
Technical Assistance							12.1
Total ($m)	16.6	18.3	-	6.6	1.4	0.4	55.5
Phase II:
New Transmission Lines
Distance (km)	-	698	-	634	178	2,618	4,128
Amount ($m)	-	16.4	-	13.3	5.2	62.4	97.4
Upgrade & Improvement	-	1.0	-	0.8	0.3	3.7	5.8
Technical Assistance							4.4
Total ($m)	-	17.4	-	14.1	5.5	66.1	107.6
Total
New Transmission Lines
Distance (km)	930	1,548	-	634	238	2,633	5,983
Amount ($m)	15.2	34.3	-	13.3	6.7	62.8	132.2
Upgrade & Improvement	1.4	1.5	-	7.4	0.3	3.7	14.4
Technical Assistance							16.5
Total ($m)	16.6	35.8	-	20.7	7.0	66.5	163.1

*Costs are indicative and expressed in 1998 prices.

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