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41155-013: Electricity Transmission Expansion and Supply Improvement Project
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The project will improve the reliability of energy supply in Nepal and strengthen the transmission infrastructure needed to promote Nepal's capacity for cross-border energy trade. It will provide support in three critical areas in the electricity supply industry, which has experienced severe underinvestment: (i) electricity transmission capacity expansion, (ii) strengthening of distribution systems including those along the Tamakoshi (Khimti)-Kathmandu transmission line, and (iii) rehabilitation... Read More
| Country |
Nepal |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 41155-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Grant Loan Technical Assistance |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Approved |
| Approval Numbers |
Grant No. 0270 Loan No. 2808 TA No. 7923 Grant No. 0271 |
| Approval Date | 15 Nov 2011 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 75,250 |
| Geographical Location | Throughout Nepal |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Multisector / Multisector |
| Thematic Classification | Capacity development Economic growth Environmental sustainability Regional cooperation and integration |
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories | Effective gender mainstreaming |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B Resettlement: B Indigenous People: C |
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Responsible ADB Officer
Srinivasan Janardanam
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Responsible ADB Department
South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Divisions
Energy Division, SARD
Executing Agencies
Nepal Electricity Authority
PDS Creation Date
02 Sep 2010
Last PDS Update
15 Mar 2013