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| PDS Creation Date | – |
| PDS Updated as of | 17 May 2013 |
| Project Name | Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development |
| Country |
Maldives |
| Project/Program Number | 46122-003 |
| Status | Proposed |
| Geographical Location | – |
| In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. | |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification | Multisector / Multisector |
| Thematic Classification | Economic growth Environmental sustainability Private sector development Climate change |
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories | Effective gender mainstreaming |
| Type/Modality of Assistance | Approval Number | Source of Funding | Approved Amount (thousand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | - | Asian Development Fund | 6,000 |
| – | – | Counterpart | 8,000 |
| TOTAL | US$ 14,000 | ||
| Environmental Aspects – |
| Involuntary Resettlement – |
| Indigenous Peoples – |
| During Project Design – |
| During Project Implementation – |
| The proposed Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development Project is part of the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) to reduce diesel dependence in the Maldives, improve the electricity sector, and address key macroeconomic issues through tapping into indigenous and cheaper sources of electricity. |
| The Maldives, located 750 km south west of Sri Lanka, consists of 26 atolls with a total land area of about 300 sq. km. Nearly half the country's population live on the outer islands. The Maldives has about 100 MW of installed diesel generation capacity on the inhabited islands and another 100 MW on the tourism islands. Each outer island is electrified with its own diesel powered mini grid system and while there is 100% access to electricity, supply is not reliable and expensive. The cost of diesel power is unaffordable at 30-70 cents/kWh and requires government subsidies of about $25 million annually. In 2011, Maldives spent $261 million to import 316 thousand tons of oil equivalent (toe) of diesel or nearly 7% of GDP on fuel imports for electricity generation. Electricity sector subsidies are one of four identified areas for government expenditure management. The 100% diesel dependence of Maldives also makes its carbon emissions per unit of electricity among the highest in the region. The solution to the above problem is to develop renewable energy based generation, the cost of which is expected to be significantly lower than existing diesel based power generation. The transition to renewable energy based systems has sound economic rationale. The Government's effort to increase electricity production from indigenous sources, including solar and wind power, to enhance energy security will reduce the pressure on the balance of payments and improve the fiscal position. The development of renewable energy projects is in line with the Government's goal of going carbon neutral by 2020. To support the Government's goal, the SREP Investment Plan over 2013-2017 was endorsed by the SREP sub-committee on 31 October 2012 to initiate the transformation of the energy sector. Based on the priority requirements identified during the SREP investment planning process, the government developed an investment plan to initiate the transformation from 100% diesel based power systems to renewable energy systems by focusing on about 40 outer islands between 2013-2017 through a public-private partnership approach. SREP funds would be channeled through multi-lateral development banks and would be leveraged with financing from other sources including the private sector. Private sector development in the renewable energy in the Maldives is constrained by investment perception, nascent regulatory structure and inadequate public sector infrastructure to suitably integrate private sector renewable energy. The electricity sector is regulated by the Maldives Energy Authority that has received support on the energy sector regulatory framework from World Bank and capacity building on technical codes and tariff mechanisms under ADB CDTA. Future areas of support include coordination on model power purchase agreements, identification of sites for private investment, structuring of business models including bundling of outer islands for scale benefits and coordinating on the private sector risk guarantees. The Project is aligned to ADB's Strategy 2020 of supporting sustainable energy growth, Energy Policy 2009 and is included in the Maldives COBP for 2013-2015. Based on the government's investment plan for the outer islands and the characteristics of the electricity systems, a sector lending approach is proposed to be adopted. Review of policies, institutions, and coordination with other donors would be undertaken during the preparation phase including appraisal for representative sub-projects. |
| Enhanced renewable based sustainable energy sector in the Maldives. |
| Description of Outcome Reduction of diesel usage for electricity generation in outer islands of the Maldives. |
Progress Towards Outcome – |
| Description of Project Outputs Physical 1. Renewable energy ready mini grid systems developed for Outer Islands. Non-Physical 2. Enhanced capacity of PMU and Feneka to implement RE mini grid. |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) – |
| Status of Development Objectives – |
Material Changes – |
| Date of First Listing | – |
| Consulting Services – |
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| Procurement – |
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| Procurement and Consulting Notices http://www.adb.org/projects/46122-003/business-opportunities |
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| Concept Clearance | 10 Dec 2012 |
| Fact-finding | 24 Jun 2013 to 28 Jun 2013 |
| Management Review Meeting | 12 Jul 2013 |
| Approval | – |
| Last Review Mission | – |
| Approval No. | Approval | Signing | Effectivity | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | ||||
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| Date | Approval Number | ADB (US$ thousand) | Others (US$ thousand) | Net Percentage |
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| Sector | Social | Financial | Economic | Others | Safeguards | Project Financial Statements | |
| Grant - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Len V. George (lgeorge@adb.org) |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Divisions | Energy Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Environment and Energy |
| Project Website | http://www.adb.org/projects/46122-003/main |
| List of Project Documents | http://www.adb.org/projects/46122-003/documents |