Armenia : Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation
Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) is undertaking a five-year investment program to rehabilitate and renovate network equipment, provide connections to new subscribers and introduce automated control and metering systems. This is aimed at quality improvement of the distribution services, reduction of electricity losses and operational expenses, improvement of technical maintenance and safety conditions, modernization of the metering system, rehabilitation, reinforcement and augmentation of the distribution network, connecting new costumers, the introduction of international standards of management and an automated control system.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Mokroussov, Sergey
Private Sector Operations Department
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Sector
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| Project Name | Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation | |||||
| Project Number | 50146-001 | |||||
| Borrower / Company | Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC |
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| Country / Economy | Armenia |
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| Location | Armenia | |||||
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Electricity transmission and distribution |
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| Gender | No gender elements | |||||
| Responsible ADB Department | Private Sector Operations Department | |||||
| Responsible ADB Division | Portfolio Management Division, PSOD | |||||
| Responsible ADB Officer | Mokroussov, Sergey | |||||
| Project Sponsor(s) | Liormand Holdings Limited Tashir Capital JSC |
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| Description | Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) is undertaking a five-year investment program to rehabilitate and renovate network equipment, provide connections to new subscribers and introduce automated control and metering systems. This is aimed at quality improvement of the distribution services, reduction of electricity losses and operational expenses, improvement of technical maintenance and safety conditions, modernization of the metering system, rehabilitation, reinforcement and augmentation of the distribution network, connecting new costumers, the introduction of international standards of management and an automated control system. | |||||
| Objectives and Scope | The project contributes to government goals of supporting the development, adoption, and implementation of energy efficiency projects. | |||||
| Status of Development Objectives | The project has met its development objectives. | |||||
| Status of Operation/Construction | This project is one of several phases of ENA's investment program to rehabilitate and renovate network equipment, provide connections to new subscribers and introduce automated control and metering systems. The investment program was initially approved as a five-year program and later extended to cover the period 2016-2027. This project is considered as Phase 1 of the program and was implemented in 2016-2020. |
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| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The project is consistent with Strategy 2030 operational priorities of making cities more livable, tackling climate change and accelerating progress in gender equality. It also supports Strategy 2030's objectives to expand the role of private sector operations in the Developing Member Countries. The project is consistent with ADB's country partnership strategy, 2019-2023 for Armenia as it supports diversified growth and wider inclusiveness with nonsovereign financing for a priority infrastructure investment in energy. |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | The potential environmental, health and safety risks and impacts of the investments are expected to be generally site-specific, reversible, and mostly associated with decommissioning, reconstruction, installation as well as operation and maintenance. These include issues on occupational and community health and safety, noise and vibration, soil erosion due to soil excavations, and management of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. An Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) was adopted to incorporate operational procedures and management measures to avoid, minimize, mitigate, and compensate for the adverse impacts of the investments. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | The rehabilitation, efficiency improvement and capacity expansion of the existing distribution network will be carried out within the premises of the existing of the facilities, without need for any additional land acquisition and will not lead to any involuntary resettlement impact. ENA as part of its site selection process avoids land acquisition and locates its facilities on government lands. The corporate and site audits of ENA's operations confirmed that ENA has not undertaken any private land acquisition and that project activities did not lead to any involuntary resettlement impact. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The improvements under the investment program did not lead to any physical or economic displacement of indigenous peoples as defined in the SPS. IPs are not present within the footprints of ENA's facilities and distribution networks. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | ENA's environmental and social management system (ESMS) include provisions and procedures for stakeholder engagement, community consultation and grievance resolution in its operations. |
| Timetable for assistance design, processing and implementation | |
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| Concept Clearance | 09 Nov 2016 |
| Credit Committee Meeting | 15 May 2017 |
| Approval | 27 Jun 2017 |
| Last PDS Update | 27 Jun 2023 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation: Extended Annual Review Report | Extended Annual Review Reports | Sep 2021 |
| Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Jul 2017 |
| Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Jun 2017 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation: Environmental and Social Monitoring Report (January-December 2020) | Environmental and Social Monitoring Reports | Dec 2020 |
| Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation: Environmental and Social Monitoring Report (January-December 2019) | Environmental and Social Monitoring Reports | Dec 2019 |
| Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation: Environmental and Social Monitoring Report (August 2017-December 2018) | Environmental and Social Monitoring Reports | Dec 2018 |
| Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation: Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Apr 2017 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC Distribution Network Rehabilitation, Efficiency Improvement, and Augmentation Project (Armenia) Loan 3540 | Project Performance Evaluation Reports | Jun 2023 |
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