Rooftop Solar Power Generation Project (ADB-50373-002)

Countries
  • Sri Lanka
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
FI
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Voting Date
Sep 26, 2017
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.
Borrower
Government of Sri Lanka
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 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)
$ 60.80 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 Jul 20, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Sep 27, 2017

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Project Description
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To increase solar power generation and speed up implementation of the Battle for Solar Energy program, the Government of Sri Lanka requested ADB to provide a credit line that would enable institutional and domestic customers to finance installation of solar rooftop PV generation facilities. Technical and commercial frameworks will be improved to encourage the development of solar renewable resources that would add value in developing solar rooftop installations. The credit line will provide the required financing with preferential terms that will stimulate solar rooftop generation development. As part of the project, technical guidelines and standards for solar rooftop systems will be established.

The outputs of the project include: (i) debt funding for the solar rooftop power generation increased, (ii) solar rooftop market infrastructure and bankable subproject pipeline developed; and (iii) capacity and awareness of stakeholders, including the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, participating financial institutions (PFIs), commercial and domestic sector customers, increased.

These outputs will result in the following outcome: clean, sustainable power generation enhanced. The project will be aligned with the following impact: access to clean and reliable power supply in Sri Lanka enhanced by 2020 (Sri Lanka Energy Sector Development Plan for a Knowledge Based Economy 2015 2025).

Investment Description
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Government US$ 9.80 million
Asian Clean Energy Fund under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility US$ 1.00 million


Contact Information
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Project Officer
Khamudkhanov, Mukhtor
South Asia Department, ADB

Ministry of Finance
Treasury Building
Colombo-01
Sri Lanka

Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy
72 Ananada Kumaraswamy Mawatha
Colombo 07, Sri Lanka

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