The project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) is included in ADB's India Country Operations Business Plan (COBP) 2013-2015. The PPTA will carry out required project due diligence on technical, economic, financial, legal and safeguard aspects for the implementation of CSP suprojects under the Clean Energy Fund.
| Project Name | Concentrated Solar Power Project | ||||
| Project Number | 45225-002 | ||||
| Country | India |
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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 | Governance and capacity development Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Renewable energy generation - solar |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) is included in ADB's India Country Operations Business Plan (COBP) 2013-2015. The PPTA will carry out required project due diligence on technical, economic, financial, legal and safeguard aspects for the implementation of CSP suprojects under the Clean Energy Fund. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | A project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) is required to support the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) to structure the proposed Concentrated Solar Power Project and carry out required project due diligence on technical, economic, financial, legal and safeguard aspects. The PPTA will also assess and review the capacity requirements of SECI to facilitate and monitor implementation of concentrated solar power (CSP) sub-projects. | ||||
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| During Project Design | Affected persons will be consulted. Their needs and concerns will be taken into account. |
| During Project Implementation | During implementation, affected persons will be consulted. |
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| Consulting Services | A consulting firm will be recruited for the PPTA with total 11 positions and 38 person-months. Taking into consideration the complexity of the investment program, the firm will be recruited using quality and cost based selection methodology with a 90:10 technical-cost weighting based on a simplified technical proposal. The consulting firm will conduct technical, economic, financial, and governance due diligence, prepare project cost estimates, procurement plan and implementation schedule. The international environmental and social development specialists will be recruited on an individual basis to ensure that that they start their field activities at the right time in the process. Consultants will be recruited following Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by ADB and Its Borrowers, March 2013. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | George, Len V. |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Energy Division, SARD |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 24 Sep 2013 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 07 Sep 2016 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 24 Sep 2013 | 14 Nov 2013 | 14 Nov 2013 | 31 Oct 2014 | 31 Mar 2016 | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 24 Sep 2013 | 688,093.66 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Concentrated Solar Power Project: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Sep 2018 |
| Concentrated Solar Power Project: Project Data Sheet (हिन्दी) | Translated PDS | Mar 2015 |
| Concentrated Solar Power Project: Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Sep 2013 |
| Concentrated Solar Power Project | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Sep 2013 |
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