Bangladesh : SASEC Bangladesh India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project II
The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Bangladesh India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project II (the Project) will upgrade the power transmission capacity of the existing Bangladesh and India grid interconnection from 500 megawatt (MW) to 1000 MW. This will allow Bangladesh to increase the import of electricity from India to meet the deficit from increased power demand. The power grid of Bangladesh at Bheramara and the eastern power grid of India at Baharampur were first successfully interconnected in 2013, financed by an ADB loan.
Project Details
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Project Officer
George, Len V.
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Bangladesh -
Modality
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Sector
- Energy
- Project Name
- SASEC Bangladesh India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project II
- Project Number
- 44192-017
- Country / Economy
- Bangladesh
- Project Status
- Closed
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- Source of Funding / Amount
TA 8823-BAN: SASEC Bangladesh India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project II Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 200,000.00 - Strategic Agendas
- Inclusive economic growth
- Regional integration
- Drivers of Change
- Governance and capacity development
- Private sector development
- Sector / Subsector
Energy / Electricity transmission and distribution
- Gender
- No gender elements
- Description
- The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Bangladesh India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project II (the Project) will upgrade the power transmission capacity of the existing Bangladesh and India grid interconnection from 500 megawatt (MW) to 1000 MW. This will allow Bangladesh to increase the import of electricity from India to meet the deficit from increased power demand. The power grid of Bangladesh at Bheramara and the eastern power grid of India at Baharampur were first successfully interconnected in 2013, financed by an ADB loan.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
- Bangladesh is unable to meet current demand for electricity and the demand-supply gap is widening. The government set an ambitious target to achieve electricity for all by 2021 (50 years since independence) and initiated several projects to add new generating capacity to meet an expected 19 gigawatt (GW) power demand by 2021, including rehabilitation of existing power plants, setting up of large coal projects and creating inter country grid interconnections. However, growing electricity demand coupled with increased requirements for natural gas in other sectors resulted in shortages of about 1000 MW of electricity in the latter half of 2014 impacting economic performance, business competitiveness, productivity and quality of life.
- Impact
Increased capacity for cross boarder power trading
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
Project design for cross-border power trade between Bangladesh and India completed
- Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
Due Diligence of Bahrampur Bheramara Power Transmission link undertaken
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
- Geographical Location
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- Surveys were undertaken during the initial environmental examination and resettlement planning phase to identify affected persons and suitable measures included in the IEE and RP. Fact finding was conducted in April 2015 and loan negotiations were held in August 2015. Relevant stakeholders will continue to be consulted during the implementation of the Project.
- During Project Implementation
- The primary beneficiaries are the consumers of electricity of Bangladesh. This constitutes residential, commercial, and industrial users. Poor and vulnerable consumers (including hospitals, schools, and other social utilities) are often hardest hit by inadequate power supply, load shedding, and poor power quality. The EA has agreed to continue consultations during implementation as identified in the IEE and RP submitted in July 2015.
Business Opportunities
- Consulting Services
- The S-PPTA will require 6 person-months of international and 4 person-months of national consulting services. ADB will hire individual consultants in accordance with the Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). The proceeds of the S-PPTA will be disbursed in line with ADB's Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook (May 2010, as amended from time to time).
- Procurement
- Affected people, affected communities, local authorities, civil society. The affected persons were identified during the initial environmental examination and resettlement planning phase. Relevant stakeholders will be consulted during the implementation of the Project.
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- George, Len V.
- Responsible ADB Department
- South Asia Department
- Responsible ADB Division
- Energy Division, SARD
- Executing Agencies
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Asian Development Bank
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
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- Fact Finding
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- MRM
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- Approval
- 12 Dec 2014
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 14 Sep 2015
Funding
TA 8823-BAN
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 12 Dec 2014 | - | 12 Dec 2014 | 31 Mar 2016 | 31 Mar 2017 | 30 Jun 2017 |
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||
| 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2022 | 157,609.61 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| SASEC Bangladesh India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project II: Small-scale Technical Assistance Report | Small-scale Technical Assistance Memo | Dec 2014 |
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