Improving Internet Connectivity for Micronesia Project (formerly Improving Internet Connectivity for (ADB-50348-001)

Countries
  • Kiribati
  • Micronesia
  • Nauru
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
C
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Mar 28, 2018
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Sectors
  • Communications
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 36.60 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 72.80 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 72.80 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Feb 21, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Sep 28, 2018

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Project Description
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According to the bank website, "this will be the fifth ICT cable project undertaken by ADB. The project will link Kiribati, Nauru, and Kosrae State, Federated State of Micronesia (FSM) to the internet cable hub in Pohnpei State, FSM. The sub-marine cable will affect a corridor no more than 3-4 m wide on the sea floor in the open ocean and nearshore zone. The cable, about 4 cm in diameter in the nearshore zone, will be buried."

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Co-financing:

World Bank US$ 36.20 million


Contact Information
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Responsible ADB Officer Bhattacharya, Sibesh
Responsible ADB Department Pacific Department
Responsible ADB Division Urban, Social Development & Public Management Division, PARD
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Finance
Government Building
Nauru Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
P.O. Box 67
Bairiki, Tarawa, Kiribati

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

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