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31324-013: State Power Reform Project
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The overall objective of the ADB assistance is to help improve the state power sector in India so that it becomes financially elf-sustaining and capable of adequately providing its share of services to the country's economic and social development. The immediate objectives are to (i) promote power sector reforms in a few selected states; (ii) help establish independent regulatory bodies; and (iii) functionally unbundle the sector entities so that they become commercially and operationally auto... Read More
| Country |
India |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 31324-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Closed |
| Approval Number |
Loan No. 1968 |
| Approval Date | 12 Dec 2002 |
| Closing Date | 05 Sep 2008 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 150,000 |
| Geographical Location | Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Energy / Energy Sector Development |
| Thematic Classification | Economic growth |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B |
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Responsible ADB Officer
B. M. Karunaratne
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Responsible ADB Department
South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Divisions
Energy Division, SARD
Executing Agencies
Power Finance Corporation, Ltd.
Mr. Avkash Saxena
PDS Creation Date
30 Nov 2006
Last PDS Update
29 Oct 2008