Nepal: SASEC Power System Expansion Project-Additional Financing
The SASEC Power System Expansion Project is building more than 200 kilometers of power transmission lines, as well as substations, along Kali Gandaki corridor in the Himalayas and Marsyangdi-Kathmandu route. The project is also building or upgrading more than 1,000 kilometers of power distribution lines in the east, central, and west regions of Nepal. To bring affordable renewable energy to remote areas, the project is building small hydroelectric power plants, as well as mini-grid based solar and solar/wind hybrid energy systems.
| PROJECT DETAILS | ||
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Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
26 Nov 2018 Loan Nepal Energy Ongoing $20 million | |
| KEY OUTPUTS |
Increase in power transmission capacity Improvement of power distribution network Increase in mini-grid-based renewable energy systems in off-grid areas Provision of capacity development support to the Nepal Electricity Authority and Alternative Energy Promotion Center Development of utility scale solar photovoltaic projects |
| FINANCING |
$20 million (Asian Development Fund) |
Contact the SASEC Secretariat at:
sasec@adb.org