MFF Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program II Tranche 3 (ADB-48078-005)

Countries
  • Pakistan
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
A
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
Jun 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.
Borrower
Government of Pakistan
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant, Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 284.00 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 280.00 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.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 4.00 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.
Bank Documents
Other Related Projects
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Feb 20, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Sep 28, 2018

Contribute Information
Can you contribute information about this project?
Contact the EWS Team

Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the bank website, the project will support the National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) in meeting the electricity demand of 1,150 MW efficiently and reliably at loan centers in Punjab Province by deploying high-level technologies and climate-change-resilient transmission systems. Tranche 3 will support installation of 500 kV substation in Lahore North, 500 kV switching station near Maira, 220 kV substation near Jauharabad, and 194 km of associated new transmission lines in Punjab and reconductoring of 44 km of transmission lines with high-temperature, low-sag (HTLS) conductors near Lahore. Tranche 3 will support the first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project in Pakistan, which will provide subsecond frequency regulation. This pilot project will use wind power to help the NTDC comply with frequency requirements in the existing Grid Code, and will supplement the functions of the supervisory-control and data-acquisition system being upgraded under Tranche 2. The BESS pilot project will recommend on the (i) revision of the Grid Code for better frequency compliance; and (ii) development of a commercial ancillary services market. Tranche 3 will promote the deployment of HTLS conductors, which can operate at higher ambient temperatures within the required vertical clearance. Tranche 3 will also support the replacement of porcelain insulators with a fog-resistant type, such as glass or composite insulators, which are expected to perform better in heavily polluted areas.

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

Contact Information
This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Responsible ADB Officer Zhang, Lei
Responsible ADB Department Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Energy Division, CWRD
Executing Agencies National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited
WAPDA House, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore, Pakistan

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

The Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an Asian Development Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, they may investigate to assess whether the Asian Development Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can learn more about the Accountability Mechanism and how to file a complaint at: http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main

How it works

How it works