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FINANCING
Type/Modality of Assistance Approval Number Source of Funding
Approved Amount (US$
thousand)
Loan 3096 Ordinary capital resources 167,200
TOTAL US$ 167,200
SAFEGUARD CATEGORIES
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PDS Creation Date
PDS Updated as of 23 Jan 2014
Project Name Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 4
Country Pakistan
Project/Program Number 38456-037
Status Approved
Geographical Location KPK,Sindh,Balochistan,Punjab
Sector and/or Subsector
Classification
Energy
/ Electricity Transmission and Distribution
Thematic Classification Economic growth
Gender Mainstreaming
Categories
No gender elements
Environment C
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES
Due diligence was undertaken to assess the environmental implications of the project activities. The project is limited to
up gradation of grid stations, which involves transformer replacement, or transformer addition and no civil works are
anticipated and all replacement activities will take place within the boundaries of the existing grid stations. Accordingly, the
project has been classified as ?C? for environmental safeguards requiring no further environmental assessment. An
environmental assessment review framework was prepared for the MFF in 2009, which was updated in 2012 to fulfill the
requirements of ADB?s SPS 2009. All subprojects are required to comply with ADB?s Prohibited Investment Activities?
list. Each DISCO has established an environment and social impact cell and, in compliance with the loan agreement, hired
one environment specialist to implement the environmental mitigation measures detailed in the environment management
plans of ongoing previous tranches.
The project is classifed as "C" for resettlement. All works are proposed to be carried out entirely within existing grid
stations and no land acquisition resettlement impacts are anticipated. As a result, there is no need to update the approved
and disclosed Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework for tranche 4 processing.
The project is classifed as "C" for indigenous peoples. The project will have no impact on indigenous peoples.
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION, PARTICIPATION, AND CONSULTATION
No direct consultation will be undertaken.
No direct consultation will be undertaken.
DESCRIPTION
The project comprises physical investments in subprojects covering (i) secondary transmission grid (STG): augmentation
and extension of 132-kV power transformers at existing substations; (ii) energy loss reduction and distribution of power:
replacement of overloaded distribution transformers with higher capacity and adding additional distribution transformer
capacity on the 11-kV feeders; and (iii) strategic spares: spare power transformers for emergencies. The project will add
5,021 megavolt-amperes (MVA) of transformer capacity and will improve the distribution system' s efficiency and delivery.
PROJECT RATIONALE AND LINKAGE TO COUNTRY/REGIONAL STRATEGY
The project is urgently needed to further alleviate the power distribution system bottlenecks and to reduce prolonged
outages and load shedding. The project will help the DISCOs improve reliability and quality of power supply to customers.
The outcome will be removal of power system bottlenecks by reducing the overloading of the system and increasing the
transmission capacity of the substations through distribution system augmentation and expansion.
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
PROJECT OUTCOME
Involuntary Resettlement C
Indigenous Peoples C
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
During Project Design
During Project Implementation
Reliable and quality power supplied and service coverage expanded
Description of Outcome
OUTPUTS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
TIMETABLE
MILESTONES
Approval No. Approval Signing Effectivity
Closing
Original Revised Actual
Loan 3096 13 Dec 2013 30 Jun 2017
STATUS OF COVENANTS
Covenants are categorized under the following categoriesaudited accounts, safeguards, social, sector, financial, economic, and others.
Covenant compliance is rated by category by applying the following criteria: (i) Satisfactoryall covenants in the category are being complied
with, with a maximum of one exception allowed, (ii) Partly Satisfactorya maximum of two covenants in the category are not being complied
with, (iii) Unsatisfactorythree or more covenants in the category are not being complied with. As per the 2011 Public Communications Policy,
Progress Towards Outcome
Capacity of the power distribution systems increased
Description of Project Outputs Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities,
and Issues)
Subprojects commissioned
Date of First Listing 06 Nov 2013
Consulting Services There will be no recruitment of consulting services.
Procurement There will be eight international competitive bidding (ICB) packages covering activities
such as procurement of transformers, panels, cables and allied equipment, etc. There
will be eight civil works contracts under national competitive bidding.
Procurement and Consulting
Notices
http://www.adb.org/projects/38456-037/business-opportunities
Concept Clearance
Fact-finding
Management Review Meeting 20 Nov 2013
Approval 13 Dec 2013
Last Review Mission
covenant compliance ratings for Project Financial Statements apply only to projects whose invitation for negotiation falls after 2 April 2012.
Approval
No.
Category
Sector Social Financial Economic Others Safe Project
Financial
Statements
Loan 3096
CONTACTS AND UPDATE DETAILS
LINKS
Responsible ADB Officer Adnan Tareen (atareen@adb.org)
Responsible ADB Department Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Energy Division, CWRD
Executing Agencies
Project Website http://www.adb.org/projects/38456-037/main
List of Project Documents http://www.adb.org/projects/38456-037/documents