West Bengal Distribution System Strengthening Program (ADB-57148-001)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
West Bengal
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Oct 21, 2024
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 India
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Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 241.30 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 241.30 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 Dec 27, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 12, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the RDSS program is the overall government program for the proposed result-based lending (RBL) program. In 2022, the Government of India and Government of West Bengal approved the RDSS program for WBSEDCL with a financial outlay of 197.39 billion for an implementation between 2022 and 2026. The RDSS program is aligned with the Government of West Bengal's priority to improve quality and reliability of electricity supply and achieve financial sustainability of WBSEDCL while meeting a growing power demand. Upon successful completion of the RDSS program by 2026, WBSEDCL aims to (i) eliminate ACS-ARR gap (on subsidy receipt basis), (ii) reduce SAIFI to 130.0 interruptions per customer, and (iii) reduce AT&C; loss to 12.11%, which will result in 4,700 gigawatt-hour of annual electricity savings, thereby avoiding 3.36 million tons of annual GHG emission.

The proposed RBL program aims to comprehensively support reducing AT&C; loss, eliminating ACS-ARR gap (on subsidy receipt basis), improving SAIFI to supply quality and reliable power supply, with particular attention on gender equality, social inclusiveness, and occupational health, while supporting institutional strengthening to sustain the results and to scale up integration of renewable energy and create an enabling environment for private sector involvement.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environment: B

Involuntary Resettlement: B

Indigenous Peoples: C

Investment Description
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Source: Ordinary capital resources


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