Promoting and Scaling Up Solar Photovoltaic Power through Knowledge Management and Pilot Testing in (ADB-49103-001)

Countries
  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Dec 5, 2016
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
Asian Development Bank
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Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Energy
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.20 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)
$ 1.50 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jun 25, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Sep 26, 2016

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Project Description
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The project provides assistance to development of energy technologies, including technologies for agricultural use.

The project promotes off-grid and grid-connected solar power technologies. It builds capacity of institutions and stakeholders, pilot-tests solar-pumping programs for agricultural use, develops women-led livelihoods, and shares knowledge of solutions and lessons learned. In Bangladesh, the project will work with the Power System Efficiency Improvement Project component Solar Photovoltaic Pumping for Agricultural Irrigation. It includes building 1500 off-grid pumping systems for agrigulture and aquaculture with 6.0 MWp capacity to replace diesel-run irrigation. In Nepal, the project will promote expansion of solar power generation with the South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation Power System Expansion Project. The project will organize exchanges of knowledge from between Bangladesh and Nepal components.

Investment Description
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This project is financed by:

Danish Cooperation Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Rural Areas: US$ 350,000
Strategic Climate Fund - SREP (World Bank): US$ 214,000
Second Danish Cooperation Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Rural Areas: US$ 750,000
Technical Assistance Special Fund (Asian Development Bank): US$ 200,000


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