Project Data Sheet
Project 51236-002
Project Data Sheet
Project 51236-002
| Project Name | SASEC Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project | ||||
| Project Number | 51236-002 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Bangladesh |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Electricity transmission and distribution - Energy sector development and institutional reform |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | Support on cross border trading of power between India and Bangladesh for existing and planned interconnections | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Support for a framework for cross border power trading in Bangladesh | ||||
| Impact | Availability and sustainability of power supply in Bangladesh improved by 2021 (Vision 2021) |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Framework for cross border interconnections for Bangladesh prepared. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Output 1 Roadmap for cross border power trading for Bangladesh finalized. Output 2 Technical and sector studies for potential interconnection projects prepared |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Individual consultants will be recruited under the TA. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. |
| Procurement | Not applicable |
| Responsible ADB Officer | George, Len V. |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Energy Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 12 Dec 2017 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 18 Dec 2017 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 12 Dec 2017 | - | 12 Dec 2017 | 31 Dec 2018 | 31 Dec 2019 | 04 May 2020 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 225,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 127,031.79 |