Papua New Guinea: Power Sector Development Investment Program
The project's impact will be socio-economic conditions improved and is aligned with PNG Vision 2050. The outcome will be consumption of clean and reliable power supply in the investment program areas improved. This will be achieved through (a) transmission network strengthened and expanded, (b) distribution network expanded, (c) renewable energy for provincial grids increased, (d) capacity of monitoring system enhanced, (e) private sector investments in rural electrification mobilized, and (f) institutional support and capacity development.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Lee, Woo Yul
Pacific Department
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Country/Economy
Papua New Guinea -
Sector
- Energy
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| Project Name | Power Sector Development Investment Program | ||||||||||
| Project Number | 47356-001 | ||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Papua New Guinea |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||||
| 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 Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Energy sector development and institutional reform |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||||||||
| Description | The project's impact will be socio-economic conditions improved and is aligned with PNG Vision 2050. The outcome will be consumption of clean and reliable power supply in the investment program areas improved. This will be achieved through (a) transmission network strengthened and expanded, (b) distribution network expanded, (c) renewable energy for provincial grids increased, (d) capacity of monitoring system enhanced, (e) private sector investments in rural electrification mobilized, and (f) institutional support and capacity development. | ||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The proposed investment program will improve access to electricity in provincial and urban centers of Papua New Guinea (PNG) through expansion of transmission and distribution network, improving system efficiencies and replacement of high-cost diesel power generation with renewable energy. | ||||||||||
| Impact | TBD |
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| Consulting Services | The consulting firm (the Consultant) has been engaged in accordance with ADB's Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated PAIs/TA staff instructions using quality and cost-based selection (QCBS) method with 90:10 ratio. The contract is time-based. The technical assistance will require at least 75 international person-months and 49 national person-months of consulting services. The assignment is structured in two phases and the consulting firm will prepare both. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Lee, Woo Yul |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | PAEN |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank Energy Division of the Department of Petroleum and Energy |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 22 Nov 2017 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 26 Sep 2022 |
TA 9428-PNG
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 22 Nov 2017 | 21 Mar 2018 | 21 Mar 2018 | 30 Sep 2019 | 30 Jun 2023 | - |
| 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 | 2,200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,400,000.00 | 26 Sep 2022 | 1,728,611.44 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Power Sector Development Investment Program: Concept Paper | Concept Papers | Nov 2017 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Preparation, Design, and Procurement Services | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 21 Dec 2017 | 07 Feb 2018 |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 9428 | 18 Sep 2018 | SMEC International Pty. Ltd., AUS(AUSTRALIA) in association with SMEC PNG LTD.(PAPUA NEW GUINEA) | Level 10, 71 Queens Road Melbourne, VIC alia | Energy Division of the Dept of Petroleum & Energy | 2,668,381.00 | — |
| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 9428 | 18 Sep 2018 | SMEC International Pty. Ltd., AUS(AUSTRALIA) in association with SMEC PNG LTD.(PAPUA NEW GUINEA) | Level 10, 71 Queens Road Melbourne, VIC alia | Energy Division of the Dept of Petroleum & Energy | 2,668,381.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.