The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) to Bangladesh's' energy agencies will help strengthen their planning and technical skills in preparing a renewable energy investment plan that complements both the government''s climate change commitments and energy sector interventions by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The TA will eventually contribute to (i) improving the country's fuel mix; (ii) creating jobs, supporting inclusive growth and poverty reduction; (iii) mitigating environmental degradation and climate change vulnerabilities; and (iv) strengthening the capacity of Bangladesh's energy agencies and other stakeholders to plan and implement large-scale grid-connected renewable energy projects. The TA is listed in the country operations business plan for Bangladesh, 2019- 2021.
| Project Name | Capacity Development for Renewable Energy Investment Programming and Implementation | ||||
| Project Number | 49102-001 | ||||
| Country | Bangladesh |
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| Project Status | Approved | ||||
| 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 | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Renewable energy generation - solar |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) to Bangladesh's' energy agencies will help strengthen their planning and technical skills in preparing a renewable energy investment plan that complements both the government''s climate change commitments and energy sector interventions by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The TA will eventually contribute to (i) improving the country's fuel mix; (ii) creating jobs, supporting inclusive growth and poverty reduction; (iii) mitigating environmental degradation and climate change vulnerabilities; and (iv) strengthening the capacity of Bangladesh's energy agencies and other stakeholders to plan and implement large-scale grid-connected renewable energy projects. The TA is listed in the country operations business plan for Bangladesh, 2019- 2021. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Bangladesh's' renewable energy potential is estimated at 3,666 MW, including potential solar energy of 2,680 MW -1,400 MW from solar parks, 635 MW from solar rooftops, 100 MW from solar home systems, and 545 MW from solar photovoltaic pumping for irrigation along with 637 MW from wind, 275 MW from biomass, 10 MW from biogas, 60 MW from small hydro, 3 MW from mini grid and micro grid, and 1 MW from waste to energy. Bangladesh has been slow to develop renewable energy, despite the country''s 2008 Renewable Energy Policy, and Bangladesh Vision 2021's plan to generate up to 10% of its power from renewable energy by 2021, and the government's 500 MW Solar Power Initiative. Land acquisition has been a major hurdle in developing utility scale solar photovoltaic power plants, as existing land policy restricts the use of agricultural land for large solar power plants. The government has encouraged private sector participation in renewable energy development through competitive bidding and unsolicited proposals. Multiple expressions of interests from private sector developers amounting to approximately 900 MW have been signed, but only a few of the proposed solar power projects have advanced due to land constraints and inability to reach financial closure. The Government of Bangladesh is committed to meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Climate Accord, which includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5% by 2030 from the business-as-usual case. To meet this target, up to 1,000 MW of solar power installation is planned for medium-term development. However, given land constraints and the government's policy to retain as much land as possible for agriculture, utility scale solar photovoltaic power plants can be constructed only on marginal land, which poses big challenges for future scaling up. However, floating solar photovoltaic power systems are an ideal solution for Bangladesh as they do not compete with agricultural land, do not suffer from efficiency penalties caused by high ambient temperatures, and can be quickly deployed and built in stages. Bangladesh has large water reservoirs, but the potential of floating solar photovoltaic power has not yet been fully mapped. Some development partners are currently supporting wind and biomass resource mappings, while investment plans for strategic deployment of renewable resources is lacking. |
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| Impact | Share of renewable energy for sustainable power supply of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Seventh Five-Year Plan, FY2016 FY2020). | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | Capacity of the government and other stakeholders in large-scale renewable energy project programming and implementation improved |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Potential for floating solar photovoltaic power assessed Projects for deployment of other renewable energy resources identified Grid impact assessment completed Updated grid code and operational guidelines proposed Institutional capacity strengthened |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Consulting Services | ADB will engage consultants funded by ACEF following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. ADB will engage consultants funded by CTF following universal procurement policy. Individual consultants will be recruited through open competitive bidding process. Given that the envisaged assignments are highly specialized, consulting firms will be recruited following open competitive bidding procedures, guided by quality-based selection method. |
| Procurement | The Energy Division of ADB's South Asia Department will be responsible for procuring four solar measurement masts and two wind measurement meteorological masts for data collection. Procurement funded by ACEF will follow the ADB Procurement Policy and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time) and it's associated project administration instructions. Procurement funded by CTF will follow universal procurement policy. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Zhang, Hongwei |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Energy Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines Power Div-Min of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources Bangladesh Secretariat Dhaka Bangladesh |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 03 Jul 2018 |
| Fact Finding | 18 Jul 2018 to 22 Jul 2018 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 02 Nov 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 06 Nov 2018 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 02 Nov 2018 | - | - | 31 Dec 2020 | - | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 02 Nov 2018 | 0.00 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Investment plan for other renewable energy resources | Firm - Consulting | Active | 26 Oct 2018 | 16 Nov 2018 |
| Solar PV Power Investment Plan | Firm - Consulting | Active | 24 Oct 2018 | 16 Nov 2018 |
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