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44426-014: National Grid Improvement Project
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
To optimize transnational power supply and promote country-wide power transfer in an efficient manner, the Government aims to integrate regional power grid network systems, which comprise five interconnected electrical regions including northern, north-eastern, eastern, western, and southern. Each electrical region attempts to connect and synchronize power system of neighboring states within the region, but interregional power transfer capacity has still been limited. Since natural energy resour... Read More
| Country |
India |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 44426-014 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Approved |
| Approval Number |
Loan No. 2787 |
| Approval Date | 30 Sep 2011 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 500,000 |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Energy / Electricity Transmission and Distribution |
| Thematic Classification | Capacity development Economic growth Environmental sustainability Private sector development |
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories | Some gender benefits |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B Resettlement: B Indigenous People: C |
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Satoshi Fukushima
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Energy Division, SARD
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Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Last PDS Update
15 Mar 2013