Sindh Solar Energy Project (WB-P159712)

Countries
  • Pakistan
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Specific Location
Sindh Province
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jun 14, 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 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Sectors
  • Construction
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Fund
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 100.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 105.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Sep 5, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Mar 15, 2017

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Project Description
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The Project 'Sindh Solar Energy Project' that be implemented by the Government of Sindh (GoS) Energy Department and financed by the World Bank, will support the deployment of solar power in Sindh Province of Pakistan. The project will cover three market segments i.e. utility-scale, distributed generation, and at the household level.

The stated Development Objective of the project is to increase solar power generation and access to electricity in Sindh Province. The project comprises of the following four components:

Component 1: Utility-Scale Solar -  This will finance a series of Solar Parks to leverage private sector development of solar Photovoltaic (PV) through the
use of competitive bidding, starting with an initial 50 MW project.

Component 2: Distributed Solar -  This will finance 20 MW of distributed solar PV on the rooftops and other available space on and
around public sector buildings in Sindh, in a phased manner.

Component 3: Solar Home Systems - Component 3 will provide grants to scale up the provision of Solar HOme Systems (SHS) by commercial Solar Solution Providers (SSPs)
in areas with low access to electricity.

Component 4: Capacity Building and Technical Assistance -  This component consists of a range of capacity building and technical assistance activities to support the design
and implementation of the Project.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank
Oliver Knight
Senior Energy Specialist
Anjum Ahmad
Senior Energy Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient
Ministry of Finance
Arif Ahmed Khan
Secretary
secretary@ead.gov.pk

Implementing Agencies
Energy Department - Government of Sindh
Agha Wasif Abbas
Secretary
secretary@sindhenergy.gov.pk

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433
Telephone: (202) 473-1000
Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects

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