Regional: Integrated High Impact Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technology - Prefeasibility Analysis for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (Subproject 2)

Energy / Conventional energy generation - Oil and gas transmission and distribution

Status of Implementation Progress

The TA subproject aims to support prefeasibility analysis for carbon capture, utilization, and storage. In coordination with ADB's regional departments and the private sector operations department, the TA subproject will focus on carbon utilization opportunities rather than storage-only approaches. Due to the typical scale and overall cost of such projects, the TA subproject will be limited to prefeasibility analysis to determine the needs for additional support and potential demonstration and deployment. Input in feasibility studies will be sought from both the international, regional and country experts and stakeholder communities. Studies will focus on costs, environmental and public health benefits, carbon footprint, sustainability and deployment considerations, technology development, and scalability for future investment.

Completed/Ongoing Activities:

The TA has initiated process of No Objection Letter (NOL) for the RETA from the following ADB DMCs who have shown interest in development of CCUS - Bangladesh, India, Indonesia Kazakhstan and People's Republic of China.

Planned Activities:

Once NOL is obtained, the following possible projects may be taken up in consultation with the government / nodal agencies:

" CCUS ready study for Bangladesh power plants;

" Support to Yanchang Petrochemical Limited's project on supervision;

" Additional support to Indonesia's CCUS pilot projects with enhanced oil recovery.

Individual Consultants Selection

This method will be used to engage consulting inputs equivalent to a total of 140 person-months (50 person-months of international consulting inputs and 90 person-months of national consulting inputs). Below is a summary of the consulting services.

International Consultancy Inputs:

(i) Carbon Capture and Storage Expert(s) (international, 20 person-months)

(ii) CCUS Expert(s) (focus on utilization of CO2) (international consultant, 15 person-months)

(iii) CCUS Legal and Regulatory Expert (international, 10 person-months)

(iv) CCUS Finance Expert (international, 5 person-months)

National Consultancy Inputs:

(i) CCUS Strategy Analysts (national, 15 person-months)

(ii) CCS Technical Expert on CO2 Capture Technologies on refinery capture, industrial capture and power plant capture (national, 15 person-months)

(iii) CCUS Technical Expert on CO2 utilization, Storage, enhanced oil recovery and on storage site characterization (national, 15 person-months)

(iv) Energy Legal, Regulatory and Policy Analyst on CO2 onshore storage policy and regulation and CO2 offshore storage policy and regulation (national, 15 person-months)

(v) Technology Policy Expert: transfer of technology and intellectual property rights on national CCUS research and development policy and on technology transfer model (national, 15 person-months)

(vi) Environment and Climate Change Policy Analyst on national climate policy and environment policy and regulation for CCUS (national, 15 person-months)

ADB will engage consultants and carry out procurement following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. National consultants should be nationals of the country where the project is implemented.