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Project Name South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power Transmission and Distribution System Strengthening Project
Project Number 50059-003
Country Nepal
Project Status Approved
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Grant
Loan
Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
Grant 0711-NEP: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power Transmission and Distribution System Strengthening Project
Government of Norway US$ 35.00 million
Loan 3943-NEP: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power Transmission and Distribution System Strengthening Project
concessional ordinary capital resources lending / Asian Development Fund US$ 200.00 million
TA 6526-NEP: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power Transmission and Distribution System Strengthening Project
ATF - Norway TA Grant US$ 5.00 million
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Regional integration
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
Partnerships
Private sector development
Sector / Subsector
Energy / Electricity transmission and distribution
Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Effective gender mainstreaming
Description The proposed project will complete the reinforcement and modernization of the power supply system in and around Kathmandu in Bagmati Province. This project will begin strengthening distribution systems outside of Kathmandu in a systematic and phased manner starting with the Bharatpur metropolitan area of Chitwan district in Bagmati Province and Pokhara of Kaski district in Gandaki Province, where supply interruptions are frequent and prolonged. The project will also support Province 2, where the quality of electricity supply is poor and about 20% of households are still without access to the national grid. Further, the project will strengthen transmission lines for evacuation of hydropower to the main load center, Kathmandu, and other load centers, while excess power is traded with neighboring countries. |
