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Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Second India Infrastructure Project Financing Facility (IIPFF-II) - Tranche 1 The IIPFF II supports the Scheme for Financing Viable Infrastructure Projects through the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (the Scheme) for promoting infrastructure' development primarily through public-private partnerships (PPP). Pursuant to the Scheme, IIFCL provides long-term financing on commercial terms for stand alone nonrecourse infrastructure projects. IIFCL will finance PPP subprojects selected through a transparent and competitive bidding process and only those assessed for commercial viability.

As of August 2009, IIFCL's project pipeline included 88 sanctioned projects with a total project cost of about $32 billion. The pipeline is expected to increase by 25 projects a year. As a result, IIFCL's balance sheet is projected at around $11 billion by fiscal year (FY)2013.
Promoting Research and Innovation through Development of Fintech Institute at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Project The project aims to strengthen fintech education, boost start-up success rates, and drive fintech research and innovation in India. It will contribute to enhanced employment opportunities, workforce competitiveness, and productivity in new and green technologies by establishing a climate-resilient and inclusive international fintech institute (IFI). The project intends to (i) design and deliver industry-aligned fintech training programs; (ii) develop a conducive ecosystem for fintech start-up incubation and acceleration, with a focus on promoting opportunities for women; (iii) support applied research and development (R&D) on innovative solutions and technologies; (iv) foster collaboration among academic institutions, governments, incubators, accelerators, and start-ups, aiming to create a collective ecosystem impact for the fintech sector; and (v) incentivize industry partnerships to nurture innovation capacity and enhance industry competitiveness.
Second West Bengal Development Finance Program The proposed program seeks to facilitate the continuation of a comprehensive fiscal consolidation program in West Bengal initiated in 2012. This will generate fiscal savings and, thereby, assist West Bengal to augment growth-enhancing development financing and improve delivery of public services.
West Bengal Development Finance Program The proposed program seeks to facilitate implementation of a comprehensive fiscal consolidation program in West Bengal. This will generate fiscal savings and thereby assist West Bengal to augment and sustain growth-enhancing development financing.
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity Investment Program - Tranche 1 ADB and the Government of India are working together to improve roads and increase trade along the North Bengal-Northeastern Region international trade corridor. The South Asian Subregional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity Investment Program is building 2 national highways in West Bengal, as well as state roads in Manipur, extending to Myanmar. In total, the project is building about 236 kilometers of roads in the area to help resolve the constraint of "last-mile" connections between the main in-country road network and neighboring countries. These roads leading to the border areas are enabling efficient and safe transport within India and in neighboring countries. The roads being improved provide key strategic links between South and Southeast Asia - connecting Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal. The improved roads are helping India and other South Asian countries link to Myanmar and other countries in Southeast Asia.
Clean Energy Finance Investment Program - Tranche 1 ADB and the Government of India are working together to provide long-term financing options for renewable energy projects, including wind, biomass, hydropower, and solar. The Clean Energy Finance Investment Program is supporting lending for renewable energy projects by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency. Private capital is being leveraged in partnership with the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency in order to increase lending for at least 10 renewable energy projects, and to provide training for government officials to increase their knowledge of project finance.
Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Project 1 The Project 1 will focus on optimization and rehabilitation of water supply and sewerage systems, including reduction of leakages and bulk and individual water metering in the three
rapidly growing larger towns (Dehradun, Haridwar, and Nainital) and also the sewerage and sewage treatment facilities for part of Dehradun.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) -National Capital Region Urban Infrastructure Financing Facility -Tranche 1 The facility will support NCRPB in (i) leveraging its resources through a line of credit and other market access support services, and (ii) implementation support that will focus on design, implementation, and delivery of quality growth-oriented and public health and environmental urban services, enhance capacity to partner with the private sector, and support other capacity enhancements.
Solar Transmission Sector Project The project will finance high-voltage transmission systems to evacuate electricity generated by new "mega" solar parks to the interstate grid, and improve the reliability of the national grid system. The project will be based on the sector loan approach, and will include subprojects in various locations throughout India. It will also use the country safeguard and procurement systems at the agency level.
Early Childhood Development in Meghalaya Project The project aims to improve early childhood development (ECD) and maternal mental health in Meghalaya. It will help Meghalaya ensure that children aged 0-6 years receive nurturing care for their growth and development.The project is aligned with the following impact: early childhood growth and development and maternal mental health in Meghalaya improved. The project will have the following outcome: access to quality and age-appropriate childcare and maternal mental health care improved. The project will have the following outputs.
Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity Project The project will upgrade and maintain about 590 kilometers (km) of 16 state highways to (i) enhance transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in line with the regional economic corridor development plan for the Chennai?-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC), and (ii) improve the road network's sustainability through performance-based maintenance (PBM). The project will also include initiatives to build institutional capacity in the Tamil Nadu Highways and Minor Ports Department (TNHD), focusing on its knowledge and research function, road safety improvement, and sector planning capacity.
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Investment Program - Tranche 1 Rajasthan completed the installation of about 1767 MW of wind and 45 MW of solar generation at the end of 2011 using surplus transmission capacity in the grid. The state's investment plan for renewable energy targets installation of about 8,000 MW of solar and wind projects by 2018. These include private solar and wind power projects to be set up primarily in the renewable energy rich resource areas of Western Rajasthan (in Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer and Jaisalmer) including in the solar park being developed in Bhadla by the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation. The Program would support transmission facilities for evacuation of renewable energy to the state and national grid.
Supporting National Urban Health Mission ADB is reinforcing the efforts of Government of India to improve the health of people who live in cities, especially the poor. The project is strengthening broadly-defined urban health systems across cities and towns to deliver quality essential health services for all, with a particular focus on the poor and vulnerable. The project is improving the networks of primary health facilities in urban areas and introducing a quality assurance mechanism for them. It is also helping to improve planning, management, and innovation, in order to bring best practices to city clinics and health centers. The financing for the project is being disbursed based on the achievement of results, including more births in health facilities and higher childhood immunization rates.
IND: GUJARAT PAGUTHAN WIND ENERGY FINANCING FACILITY (Samana Phase-I Project) The Samana Wind Power Project is located at Samana Taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, about 7 km from Rajkot. The Saundatti Wind Power Project is located at Saundatti Taluka, Belgaum district, Karnataka state, and is about 85 km from Belgaum and about 80 km from Hubli. Both sites are well connected by roads to a number of mid-sized cities in their respective states.

The Samana Wind Power Project involves the construction and operation of 100.8 MW of wind power generation facilities. The Project is physically a part of a larger wind energy farm currently being developed by Enercon (India) Limited (EIL) for GPEC and other interested power producers. Upon completion, the Samana wind farm as a whole will have 450 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a combined power generation capacity of 360 MW (0.8 MW per WTG). Of the 450 WTGs, 126 WTGs will be owned by GPEC as a part of the Project while the remaining 324 WTGs will be owned by other power producers. Power from each WTG will be transmitted at 33kV to a power collection system at the Sadodar substation located inside the wind farm. The substation will be owned and operated by EIL and is proposed to have four 100 million volt-amp (MVA) transformers to step up the power from 33 kV to 220kV.
23. The Saundatti Wind Power Project involves the construction and operation of 82.4 MW of wind power generation facilities (103 units of 0.8 MW each). This project is also being developed by EIL exclusively for GPEC. Power generated at the wind farm will be pooled through a power collection system and fed into the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) substation located near Saundatti town on the southern ridge of the wind farm. The substation currently has 2 X 20 MVA transformers to step up power from 33 kV to 110 kV.

The combined Project will be the largest wind project undertaken by the CLP Group to date and will increase its renewable energy portfolio by almost one third.
National Highway Corridor (Sector) I Project (Supplementary Loan) The original loan of $400 million for the National Highway Corridor (Sector) I Project was approved by ADB in December 2003. The scope of the Project consists of: (i) Highway Investment Component : widening and upgrading of 595 km of national highway stretch along east west corridor from Chittorgarh -Orai, passing throgh Rajasthan, MP and UP; (ii) Private Sector Participation Component: widening and upgrading of 62 km national highway section from Orai-Bara through private sector participation (PSP); (iii) Road Safety Component; and (iv) HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Awareness Component. 

The Project experienced substantial cost overruns mainly due to underestimation of cost of noncore subprojects, price escalation of construction materials and the financing gap caused by the local currency appreciation. 

The supplementary loan of $100 million was approved on 30 June 2009 to ensure completion of the Project by addressing: (i) constraints impeding the project implementation and undertaking remedial measures to resolve them; and (ii) the issue of cost overrun in civil works.
Dahanu Solar Power Project The Project involves the construction and operation of a 40MW solar photo-voltaic (PV) power plant near Dhursar village in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan (India) using cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar photo-voltaic (PV) modules.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program - Project 3 The Project comprises the following Parts:
Part A - Substation
This part will assist in construction of the 400 KV Srinagar Substation
Part B - Capacity Building
This part will assist through consulting services in (i) human resources development and corporate management; and (ii) project implementation.
Rajasthan Concentrating Solar Power The project entails the construction of a 100 MW CSP generation plant near the village of Dhursar in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan state. The project site is 180 kilometers (km) west of  the  city  of  Jodhpur  and  10  km  from  the  Jodhpur–Jaisalmer  national  highway  (NH-114).  The  annual  direct  normal  irradiance2  at  the  project  site  is  estimated  to  be  2,071  kilowatt-hours  per  square meter, one of the highest in the country.

The project will use compact linear fresnel reflector (CLFR) technology to capture solar energy  and  convert  water  to  superheated  steam  through  multiple  solar  steam  generators  (SSGs). The steam produced will be used to drive a steam turbine which will produce electricity. Sunlight  is  reflected  onto  the  linear  SSGs  by  a  series  of  flat  reflectors  or  mirrors  arranged  in  parallel rows. Based on the sun’s exact position at any given time of the day, the position of the mirrors is adjusted through drive motors to reflect the sunlight onto a series of tubes that run the length  of  the  SSGs.  Water  in  the  tubes  is  heated  by  the  sun’s  rays  up  to  400°  Celsius  and  converted  into  saturated  and  superheated  steam.  The  project  consists  of  approximately  39  SSGs  each  producing  steam  independently.  Steam  leaving  the  SSG  tubes  is  collected  in  a  piping system and transported to the steam turbine.

The  electricity  generated  from  the  project  will  be  evacuated  from  the  project  site  to  the  existing  220-kilovolt  (kV)  Dechu  substation  of  Rajasthan  Vidyut  Prasaran  Nigam  Limited,  the  state  transmission  company,  through  a  30-km  220-kV  double  circuit  transmission  line.  The  transmission line is currently under construction by Dahanu Solar Power Private Limited for a 40 MW solar photovoltaic plant adjacent to the project site.
Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Housing for Urban Poor Sector Project in Tamil Nadu The proposed project will promote access to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable housing and urban development in Tamil Nadu by supporting the state in (i) relocating vulnerable communities living in high-risk areas to safe shelter; (ii) providing affordable, proper housing for urban poor households, and migrant workers from the economically weaker section (EWS) and lower-income group (LIG); and (iii) supporting the state in regional development planning.
India Infrastructure Project Financing Facility - Project 2 The Investment Program supports the "Scheme for Financing Description Viable Infrastructure Projects through the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited" (the Scheme) for promoting infrastructure development through public-private partnerships (PPPs). Pursuant to its Scheme (Appendix 3), IIFCL will provide long-term debt financing at commercial rates for stand-alone non-recourse infrastructure subprojects. IIFCL will prioritize the financing of PPP subprojects selected through transparent and competitive bidding process and assessed for commercial viability. IIFCL will finance subprojects only as a member of lending consortium where its total lending to any subproject will not exceed 20% of the total capital cost for the subproject.
Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III The Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III will rehabilitate and upgrade about 1,080 kilometers of state highways in Madhya Pradesh identified under the state road rehabilitation program. These severely deteriorated highway sections are located in the very poor eastern and west central parts of the state. The project will involve upgrading existing roads to two or intermediate lanes, strengthening existing pavement, strengthening culverts and bridges, and constructing new bridges and cross-draining structures. Consulting services will be provided to supervise the implementation of civil works.
Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Program The sector development program (SDP) will complement past and ongoing efforts of the Government of Rajasthan to improve water supply and wastewater services to the residents of the state of Rajasthan.  The SDP comprises (i) a program, financed by a policy-based loan, to support policy reforms, including institutional development and governance improvement in the urban sector in the state; and (ii) a project, financed by a project loan, to invest in the water distribution network in five project cities and sewerage systems in the six project cities.

The SDP modality will support both the infrastructure needs and the reform program, which focuses on strengthening institutions and adjusting the policy, institutional, legal, financial, and regulatory framework. The policy-based loan will provide financial support to the state government to implement reforms that will unlock the potential of various stakeholders, including municipal bodies, individual households, and private sector investors. The project loan will support catalytic investments that enhance productivity and leverage finances from various other sources in the project cities. The project will also introduce innovations in water supply and wastewater management, such as continuous water supply, and long-term O&M embedded construction contracts for nonrevenue water (NRW) reduction and sustainability of operations.  If implemented successfully, the SDP may play a demonstrative role for urban sector operations in India.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program - Project 5 ADB will provide support for the investment program in the form of a multitranche financing facility (MFF). Such support provides a platform for financial and expert
assistance, blending reform and capacity development with investments.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Program (Tranche 1) The main objective is to help fulfill local demand, as Himachal Pradesh experiences energy shortages, especially in the winter months of December to February when river flows are at their lowest, with some peak shortages experienced throughout the year. Surplus power, particularly due to strong river flows from the spring snow melt, will be exported to the northern grid, thus serving as an important source of revenue for the state. However, the program will benefit all Northern Grid-connected electricity consumers via the export of excess power and by eliminating the need to import power from the Northern Grid, thus assisting  the Government in its efforts to increase its overall generating capacity and  achieve universal electrification under the 11th Five Year Plan. The second main objective is to provide capacity development assistance in order to develop the state hydropower generating company, Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd., into an efficient, corporatized generation company.

The scope of this tranche includes construction of the Sawra Kuddu (111 MW) hydroelectric project and the civil works for the Kashang Hydroelectric project.
Sustainable Urban Development and Service Delivery Program (Subprogram 1) The proposed policy support aims for universal and equitable access to urban services, which is important in improving the quality of life of urban residents. The support would further facilitate transforming cities into economically vibrant and environmentally sustainable habitats attracting investments and opportunities for the people, setting in motion a virtuous cycle of growth and development in post COVID-19 pandemic.
Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission and Distribution System Improvement Project Madhya Pradesh power transmission and distribution system served a peak demand of 8,505 megawatt (MW) and delivered 41,392 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2012. However, the estimated peak demand was 9,151 MW, resulting in an unmet energy demand of 8,393 GWh (20% of the requirement). There are 8.21 million electricity customers in the state, of which 6.1 million were household customers with a legal power connection, representing about 60% of all households. New power connections are provided to households under a number of programs, and consumption per customer is also expected to increase in the face of robust economic growth in the state. Therefore, the demand for electricity is expected to increase and meeting this growing demand requires upgrading and expansion of the transmission and distribution network in the state.

Quality of power supply and reliability of service in MP used to be substantially below the standards expected of a modern public electricity network. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), other development partners, and the government undertook a series of investments for expansion, upgrading and reconfiguration of the transmission and distribution networks since 2001. The ADB alone has approved about $1.37 billion worth of investment projects since 2001, mainly for transmission and distribution improvements. The government's own programs includes: (i) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) program for rural electrification; (ii) the Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Program (R-APDRP), to improve electricity distribution infrastructure in urban areas; and (iii) Feeder Separation Program to limit agricultural supply to 8 hours and to provide rural households with 24-hour power supply. While the RGGVY and R-APDRP programs are nearing their completion, the feeder separation program is half way through its implementation.
Rural Connectivity Investment Program - Tranche 3 The Rural Connectivity Investment Program supports the government's objectives under the PMGSY in the states of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal (the investment program states). The investment program will improve and sustain the connectivity of selected rural communities in the investment program states to markets, district headquarters, and other centers of economic activities.
Bengaluru Smart Energy Efficient Power Distribution Project Government program for the power distribution subsector. Building energy efficient distribution network is one of the climate mitigation strategies under India's Nationally Determined Contributions.  The Ministry of Power promotes conversion of overhead distribution lines to underground lines and integration of information technology in power distribution system in urban areas to reduce the system losses under the Integrated Power Development Scheme.  Building efficient urban infrastructure is a key provision which includes development of underground distribution network in urban Bengaluru under the Revised Master Plan 2031 for Bengaluru  to develop a livable city. 

Reliable electricity supply is a lifeline infrastructure in urban areas and essential to sustain operation of high technology industries. Modernizing power distribution networks will (i) reduce the distribution losses, thereby reduce additional consumption of fossil fuel and associated greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants; (ii) improve the reliability and quality of electricity service to over 10 million population and high technology industries; and (iii) contribute to construction of livable and disaster resilient city.

ADB experience and assistance to the state and subsector. Although ADB has implemented six projects in the state of Karnataka in various sectors, this is the first time for ADB to implement an energy project in the state. ADB has implemented many projects in the power distribution subsector in India in the last 10 years.  To sustain investment assets, the proposed project will strengthen the implementing agency's knowledge and resources for operation and maintenance, one of the key lessons learned from previous ADB projects. This will be integrated in the project design.