Regional : Capacity Building and Sector Reform for Renewable Energy Investments in the Pacific
The TA provides capacity building and policy advice support to a series of ongoing and ensuing projects, comprising projects included in the indicative project pipeline under the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility, and other investment projects in the energy sector planned or proposed in indicative country pipeline and monitoring (ICPM) reports of PARD DMCs.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Shiihara, Takeshi
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Sector
- Energy
Related Projects
- Project Name
- Capacity Building and Sector Reform for Renewable Energy Investments in the Pacific
- Project Number
- 49450-010
- Country / Economy
- Regional
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Kiribati
- Nauru
- Niue
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Marshall Islands
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Project Status
- Active
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- Source of Funding / Amount
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TA 9425-REG: Capacity Building and Sector Reform for Renewable Energy Investments in the Pacific Source Amount Green Climate Fund US$ 5.00 million TA 9425-REG: Capacity Building and Sector Reform for Renewable Energy Investments in the Pacific Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 800,000.00 TA 9425-REG: Capacity Building and Sector Reform for Renewable Energy Investments in the Pacific Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 425,000.00 TA 9425-REG: Capacity Building and Sector Reform for Renewable Energy Investments in the Pacific Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 750,000.00 - Strategic Agendas
- Inclusive economic growth
- Regional integration
- Drivers of Change
- Governance and capacity development
- Knowledge solutions
- Partnerships
- Private sector development
- Sector / Subsector
Energy / Electricity transmission and distribution - Energy sector development and institutional reform
- Gender
- No gender elements
- Description
- The TA provides capacity building and policy advice support to a series of ongoing and ensuing projects, comprising projects included in the indicative project pipeline under the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility, and other investment projects in the energy sector planned or proposed in indicative country pipeline and monitoring (ICPM) reports of PARD DMCs.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
- The TA has the following outputs: (i) comprehensive assessment of utilities' operations and performance; (ii) review of utilities' business processes, systems, and management practices; (iii) review of policy, regulatory, and governance arrangements; (iv) reform recommendations and policy dialogue; (v) coordination on reform among regional peers; and (vi) preparation of sustainable investment programs and financing plans of 11 Pacific DMCs. The TA scope includes: (i) preparation of revenue required models for energy state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under different investment scenarios, capital expenditures and financing assumptions; (ii) determination of cost of service and cost recovery levels under different investment scenarios and estimated implicit and explicit subsidies; and (iii) preparation of sustainable investment program and financing plan harmonized with energy SOEs' credit profiles.
- Impact
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
- Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
- Geographical Location
- Cook Islands - Nation-wide; Fiji - Nation-wide; Kiribati - Nation-wide; Marshall Islands - Nation-wide; Micronesia, Federated States of - Nation-wide; Nauru - Nation-wide; Niue - Nation-wide; Palau - Nation-wide; Papua New Guinea - Nation-wide; Samoa - Nation-wide; Solomon Islands - Nation-wide; Tonga - Nation-wide; Tuvalu - Nation-wide; Vanuatu - Nation-wide
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
- Consulting Services
- ADB has engaged consulting firms and individual consultants in accordance with ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated PAIs/TA Staff Instructions.
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Shiihara, Takeshi
- Responsible ADB Department
- Sectors Group
- Responsible ADB Division
- Energy Sector Office (SG-ENE)
- Executing Agencies
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Asian Development Bank
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- -
- Fact Finding
- -
- MRM
- -
- Approval
- 22 Nov 2017
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 28 Sep 2022
Funding
TA 9425-REG
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 22 Nov 2017 | - | 22 Nov 2017 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2024 | - |
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||
| 1,975,000.00 | 5,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6,975,000.00 |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2024 | 3,474,296.27 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity Building and Sector Reform for Renewable Energy Investments in the Pacific: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2017 |
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Related Publications
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Tenders
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity Development Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 9425 | 26 Feb 2024 | CRISIL Limited (INDIA) | CRISIL House, Central Avenue Road, Opp. D'Mart, Hiranandani Business Park, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 076, India | Asian Development Bank | 399,867.00 | — |
| Capacity Development Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 9425 | 04 May 2023 | DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU (P.N.G.) | MacGregor Street, PORT MORESBY, Central 121 Papua New Guinea | Asian Development Bank | 387,182.00 | — |
| TRTA | Technical Assistance 9425 | 22 Jul 2021 | Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd. | CS Tower, Asakusabashi 5-20-8 Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-8648 Japan | Asian Development Bank | 104,850.00 | — |
| Capacity Development | Technical Assistance 9425 | 19 Jul 2018 | TETRA TECH EM INC.(UNITED STATES) in association with Financial Solutions Ltd(UNITED STATES) | 1881 CAMPUS COMMONS DRIVE, SUITE 200 RESTON, VIRGINIA 20191 U.S.A. | Asian Development Bank | 5,000,000.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.