PROJECT DATA SHEET

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FINANCING

Type/Modality of Assistance Approval Number Source of FundingApproved Amount (US$

thousand)

Loan 3096 Ordinary capital resources 167,200

TOTAL US$ 167,200

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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 EffectivityClosing

Original Revised Actual

Loan 3096 13 Dec 2013 – – 30 Jun 2017 – –

STATUS OF COVENANTSCovenants are categorized under the following categories—audited accounts, safeguards, social, sector, financial, economic, and others. Covenant compliance is rated by category by applying the following criteria: (i) Satisfactory—all covenants in the category are being complied with, with a maximum of one exception allowed, (ii) Partly Satisfactory—a maximum of two covenants in the category are not being complied with, (iii) Unsatisfactory—three 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