Report and Recommendation of the President: Power Transmission Investment Program (MFF)

Date: November 2011
Country:
Subject:
Energy
Document Type: Reports and Recommendations of the President
Project Number: 42039-033

Description

Report and recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors describing terms and conditions for the proposed multitranche financing facility (MFF) to Viet Nam for the Power Transmission Investment Program, for the approval of the Board of Directors of ADB.

The proposed investment program will enhance the capacity of the transmission network to balance power loads in northern, central, and southern Viet Nam. It will (i) expand the electricity transmission infrastructure by constructing and upgrading 500 kilovolt (kV) and 220 kV transmission lines and associated substations, (ii) improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of the National Power Transmission Corporation, and (iii) support the implementation of the investment program.