Early Warning System

Regions

South Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Pakistan

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lahore, Punjab

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

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

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

Nov 17, 2023

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
Hydropower
Infrastructure

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 250.00 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)

$ 250.00 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

Media Documents

ADB to Help Strengthen Power Transmission in Pakistan

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jan 15, 2024

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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.

As stated by the ADB, the project aims to support the Government of Pakistan's agenda to ensure national grid stability; energy security; climate resilience; increased transmission capacity to deploy sufficient, reliable, clean, and cost-effective energy for sustainable economic growth; and enhanced management of the national transmission system of Pakistan by (i) expanding the high-voltage transmission network in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces to close 500 kilovolt (kV) and 220 kV transmission lines loops; (ii) reducing transmission losses in the city of Lahore in the Punjab Province by replacing the old transmission lines; (iii) supporting the prioritized government reform of state-owned enterprises by enhancing the institutional, financial management, climate-resilient system planning and operation, and project management capacity of the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC); (iv) mainstreaming gender at NTDC's corporate and project levels and increasing income-earning opportunities and skills for local communities focusing on women; and (v) building capacity and awareness on climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation measures

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The ADB categorized the risk of the project as follows:

Environment	A
Involuntary Resettlement	B
Indigenous Peoples	C

Investment Description

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

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated on the company's website, after unbundling of WAPDA, NTDC was incorporated as a Public Limited Company in Nov 06, 1998 under the Companies Ordinance 1984 (now Companies Act 2017), with its Head Office at Lahore. After having Certificate for Commencement of Business, NTDC started its commercial operations from March 01, 1999.

National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) links Power Generation Units with Load Centers spread all over the country (including Karachi) and thus establishes and governs one of the largest interconnected Networks.

The Company is responsible for evacuation of Power from the Hydroelectric Power Plants (mainly in the North), the Thermal Units of Public (GENCOs) and Private Sectors (IPPs) (mainly in the South) to the Power Distribution Companies through primary (EHV) Network.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited	Contractor	Energy

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.

ADB Team Leaders:

Joonho Hwang - Director, Department, Energy Sector Office
Phone: +63-2-8-632-4479
Email: jhwang@adb.org

Takhmina Mukhamedova - Senior Energy Specialist
Phone: +63-999-999-5995
Email: tmukhamedova@adb.org

Executing Agency - National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited:

Engr. Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan - Managing Director
Phone: +92 (42) 9920 2229
Email: md@ntdc.com.pk
Address: 414 WAPDA House, Lahore

Project Management Unit:

Nisar Akhtar - Chief Engineer
Phone: +92 (42) 99204049
Email: pmu@ntdc.com.pk
Office address 620 WAPDA House, Lahore

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit an information request for project information at: https://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form

ADB has a two-stage appeals process for requesters who believe that ADB has denied their request for information in violation of its Access to Information Policy. You can learn more about filing an appeal at: https://www.adb.org/site/disclosure/appeals

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.