The TA will identify and prepare a project for upstream natural gas development. The ensuing project is expected to include rehabilitation of existing gas wells and pipeline network.
| Project Name | Natural Gas Development Project | ||||
| Project Number | 37085-012 | ||||
| Country | Afghanistan |
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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 |
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| Drivers of Change | Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Oil and gas transmission and distribution |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The TA will identify and prepare a project for upstream natural gas development. The ensuing project is expected to include rehabilitation of existing gas wells and pipeline network. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | To achieve economic progress through infrastructure development, support to the energy sector is a major intervention. A 5-10 year development program will be defined to support government investment and private sector participation. | ||||
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| Consulting Services | International consultants will be engaged for a total of 16 person-months and domestic consultants for 42 person-months. The consulting team will be selected and engaged through a firm in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants, and other procedures acceptable to ADB for the selection and engagement of domestic consultants. The simplied technical proposal format and quality and cost-based selection will be used. |
| Procurement | TBD |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Mannapbekov, Nariman |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum H.E. Dip Eng. Mohammad Ibrahim Adel Kabul, Afghanistan |
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| Concept Clearance | 10 Mar 2005 |
| Fact Finding | 05 Jul 2005 to 09 Jul 2005 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 06 Oct 2005 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 14 Jun 2006 |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Aug 2007 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 06 Oct 2005 | 10 Nov 2005 | 10 Nov 2005 | 31 Mar 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 995,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 995,000.00 | 06 Oct 2005 | 658,433.10 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Natural Gas Development Project | Consultants' Reports | Dec 2007 |
| Preparing the Natural Gas Development Project | Technical Assistance Reports | Oct 2005 |
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