This TA aims to increase availability of reliable and sustainable power supply at reasonable cost by designing a power sector development project that is agreed between the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and ADB. TA outputs include the (i) updated least-cost power sector development plan, (ii) preliminary design and costing of prioritized core subprojects, (iii) financial and economic analysis of the power sector development plan and its core subprojects, (iv) environmental and social safeguards due diligence of the core subprojects, (v) climate-proofing analysis, (vi) recommendations for power sector governance framework, and (vii) public consultations and an awareness campaign.
| Project Name | Preparing the Town Electrification Project (formerly Power Sector Development Project) | ||||
| Project Number | 41504-012 | ||||
| Country | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy - Conventional energy generation |
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| Description | This TA aims to increase availability of reliable and sustainable power supply at reasonable cost by designing a power sector development project that is agreed between the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and ADB. TA outputs include the (i) updated least-cost power sector development plan, (ii) preliminary design and costing of prioritized core subprojects, (iii) financial and economic analysis of the power sector development plan and its core subprojects, (iv) environmental and social safeguards due diligence of the core subprojects, (v) climate-proofing analysis, (vi) recommendations for power sector governance framework, and (vii) public consultations and an awareness campaign. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | In PNG, more than 90% of the population has no electricity. In urban centers, the power supply is often unreliable. The country's medium term development strategy 2005-2010 recognizes energy and power as critical ingredients for development and poverty reduction. It aims to assist the disadvantaged to "lift themselves out of poverty by improving basic services such as water and electricity." Lending assistance to the country's power sector was included in ADB's country strategy and program 2006-2010 for PNG and confirmed during the 2007 and 2008 country programming missions. ADB approved the PPTA concept paper in February 2008. The ADB Fact-Finding Mission visited PNG in April 2008. An understanding was reached with the Government on the PPTA's purpose, key activities, consultants' terms of reference, cost estimates and financing, and implementation arrangements. |
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| Impact | The impact of this technical assistance (TA) will be increased availability of reliable and sustainable power supply at reasonable cost. | ||||
Project Outcome
| Description of Outcome | The outcome of this TA will be a power sector development project design agreed between the borrower and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). |
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| Description of Project Outputs | The TA outputs will include; (i) least-cost power sector development plan, (ii) identification and draft engineering design of core subprojects, (iii) financial and economic due diligence of the power sector development plan and its core subprojects, (iv) project compliance with requirements and procedures of environmental, social, and resettlement safeguards, (v) climate-proofing analysis, (iv) recommendations for power sector governance framework, and (vii) gender-sensitive public consultations and awareness campaign. Including institutional arrangements and capacity development. |
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| Geographical Location | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Safeguard Categories
| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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Business Opportunities
| Consulting Services | ADB will engage about 26 person-months of international and 26 person-months of national consulting services. A consulting firm will be recruited through the quality- and cost- based selection method based on the submission of full technical proposals and in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2007, as amended from time to time). The quality-cost weighting ratio will be 80:20. Procurement of equipment and software will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2007, as amended from time to time) and will be handed over to the EA upon completion of the PPTA. |
Responsible Staff
| Responsible ADB Officer | Maxwell, Anthony |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport, Energy and Natural Resources Division, PARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Energy Division of the Department of Petroleum and Energy Mr. Joseph Lelang Waigani, NCD, Papua New Guinea |
Timetable
| Concept Clearance | 08 Feb 2008 |
| Fact Finding | 31 Mar 2008 to 10 Apr 2008 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 08 Aug 2008 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 03 Sep 2008 |
| Last PDS Update | 31 Aug 2011 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 08 Aug 2008 | 24 Sep 2008 | 24 Sep 2008 | 30 Jun 2010 | 31 Mar 2012 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,200,000.00 | 0.00 | 300,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 08 Aug 2008 | 978,003.99 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Power Sector Development Project (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) | Technical Assistance Reports | Aug 2008 |
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