Second Energy Sector Project (WB-P152343)

Countries
  • Mongolia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
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 15, 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 Mongolia
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 45.00 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)
$ 55.40 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jul 27, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Apr 18, 2016


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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.
The development objective of the Second Energy Sector Project for Mongolia is to improve reliability and sustainability of electricity services in Mongolia. The project comprises of three components. The first component, rehabilitation of distribution networks will have three sub-components: (i) rehabilitation of the distribution grid in Baganuur-Southeastern region electricity distribution network (BSEDN) to reduce system losses and improve reliability of and access to electricity services in selected areas of BSEDN; (ii) rehabilitation of the distribution grid in Erdenet-Bulgan electricity distribution network (EBEDN) to reduce system losses and improve reliability of and access to electricity services in selected areas of EBEDN; and (iii) provision of support to national power transmission grid (NPTG) for the carrying out of investments in switchgears in the transmission network related to sub-components i and ii, and introduction and installation of planning and management software. The second component, solar power will support investments on construction of grid-connected solar photo voltaic (PV) power generation capacity outside of the central energy system (CES), including the detailed design, supply, construction, commissioning, and operation and maintenance of a 10 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar PV power plant in western energy system (WES). The third component, capacity building will provide technical and operational assistance to strengthen the institutional, organizational, and technical capacity of the Ministry of Energy (MOE) and the project implementing units (PIUs) under BSEDN, EBEDN, and WES, to support day-to-day project implementation and management, including provision of training and carrying out of studies.
Investment Description
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Strategic Climate Fund Grant US$ 12.4 million Government US$ 1 million

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Ministry of Energy Contact: Chimeddorj Demchigjav Title: Director General Email: chdorj@energy.gov.mn ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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