Nepal: SASEC Power System Expansion Project

The technical assistance addresses urgent needs of the Nepal power system. Transmission network strengthening and expansion, in conjunction with current hydropower generation development, is a precondition to reducing load shedding and increasing cross border power trade.

PROJECT DETAILS

Commitment Date

Funding Type

Country

Sector

Status

Total Cost

22 Aug 2013

Technical Assistance

Nepal

Energy

Closed

$1.50 million

KEY OUTPUTS

Power sector assessment

Report containing electrification rates and baseline CO2 emissions and estimated CO2 reductions

Procurement and implementation capacity assessment

Final cost estimates and the list of contract packages

Final economic and financial due diligence report

Bidding documents and bid evaluation report

FINANCING

$1 million (Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific)

$500,000 (People's Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund)