Himachal Pradesh Power Sector Development Program (WB-P176032)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Himachal Pradesh
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Aug 9, 2021
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
Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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Sectors
  • Energy
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 200.00 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)
$ 250.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 4, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Jan 31, 2021

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Project Description
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According to World Bank documents, the objective of the project is "to strengthen the capacities of the relevant institutions to develop and deploy Himachal Pradesh’s renewable energy resources in a sustainable manner."

The scope of the program has several focus areas, including improved integration of RE sources in the state and national grid through better utilization of its current generation base (primarily, hydropower) through bundling various RE resources (solar, wind, biomass, etc.). In addition, the Program will support the development of a state-of-the-art transmission and distribution network along with integration in its load dispatch operation system, thus making surplus power generation in HP available for trading. Institutional strengthening is an additional important pillar of this engagement. The Bank’s Program rests on the state government’s own program and contributes directly to the objectives set forth under the state’s 2021 energy policy.

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World Bank Team Leaders: 

1. Surbhi Goyal, Senior Energy Specialist

Telephone No : 5785+47757 / Email : sgoyal3@worldbank.org

2. Pyush Dogra, Senior Environment Specialist

Telephone No : 5785+47733 / Email : pdogra@worldbank.org

Directorate of Energy, HPPTCL (Himachal Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited), HPSEBL (Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited), HPPCL (Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited), HIMURJA, HPSLDC (Himachal Pradesh State Load Despatch Centre)

 

 

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