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Jiangxi Ganzhou Rural Vitalization and Comprehensive Environment Improvement Project The Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) is one of the three key economic growth engines in the People?s Republic of China (PRC). Its nine provinces and two specially administered municipalities account for over 40% of the population, 40% of freshwater resources, and about 45% of the country?s economic output. While the YREB has benefited from extensive development since the 1980s, economic growth in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River Basin lags that of the coastal areas. These parts of the YREB still face significant challenges as a result of (i) weak institutional coordination for strategic planning; (ii) increasing pollution and pressure on natural resources; (iii) slow transformation into green development; and (iv) limited integration of waterways, ports, and intermodal logistics. To manage these challenges, the Government of the PRC formulated the YREB development plan 2016?2030.  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government have agreed to adopt a framework approach.  Priority is given to: (i) institutional strengthening and policy reform; (ii) ecosystem restoration, environmental protection, and management of water resources; (iii) inclusive green industrial transformation; and (iv) construction of an integrated multimodal transport corridor.
Chongqing Urban-Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project The project will demonstrate the following:   

(i) Stronger water sector enterprises. The project will strengthen water enterprises and promote the integration of urban-rural water supply systems. It will upgrade the skills of operations staff, improves rural system operational performance and viability, and reduces operating losses;

(ii) Web-based project management and coordination mechanism. The mechanism initiated by the Chongqing project management office (PMO) will facilitate information exchange and networking of the executing agency, implementing agencies and units, ADB, and districts and/or counties;

(iii) Watershed management and water quality monitoring. The project will support watershed management and water quality monitoring to strengthen environmental awareness and protection of watershed areas. It will also support parallel CMG environmental protection initiatives, which include a community hotline initiative in Fuling District to improve local pollution control compliance;

(iv) Rural water supply tariff reforms. The project will support tariff reforms by (a) making services affordable to the poor through tariffs that are reasonably set according to local conditions, (b) strengthening tariff-setting mechanisms, (c) increasing rural tariffs gradually to recover costs, and (d) gradual introduction of wastewater tariffs;

(v) Urban-rural road management, safety, and maintenance. The project's road components will closely integrate with the CMG's parallel improvement initiatives relating to road traffic and pedestrian safety; increased public transport services; and improvements in maintenance systems, tunnel management, and axle load inspections;

(vi) Climate-proofed designs. The project's road and water supply components and associated facilities, such as those for drainage, erosion control, and slope protection, will support climate change adaptation and disaster mitigation measures. Better road connectivity between villages and towns will provide alternative all-weather routes during natural calamities; and  

(vii) Environmental awareness and sanitation education. A pilot demonstration activity grant of $50,000 will be provided to a women's federation to support and expand a health and hygiene program for the benefit of women and children in four villages of Yunyang and Youyang counties, including four schools with 2,300 students.
Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project The Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project involves constructing and operating a coal-fired integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant with 250 megawatt capacity in Tianjin Harbor Industrial Park in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin city. This will be the first IGCC clean coal project in the PRC, using the most efficient and least-polluting technology currently available commercially. It will also be the first IGCC power plant in the developing Asia. On completion, the plant will generate 1,470 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually, which will be sold to the Northern China Grid Company Ltd. using a 220 kilovolt interconnecting transmission line to an existing substation in the industrial park. 

The Project is consistent with the priority of the Government of the PRC to implement a coal-fired power plant with near-zero emissions by 2015 under its flagship clean coal program GreenGen announced in 2005. The Project is a cornerstone of the critical first phase of the GreenGen program. In the second phase, a scaled-up IGCC plant fitted with pilot-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) is expected by 2013, and the third phase is expected to provide a coal-fired power plant with near-zero emissions by 2015. CCS is included in all climate change-mitigation strategies proposed by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the International Energy Agency. Various international studies have found IGCC power plants with CCS to be the least-cost option to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants by up to 90%. By successfully demonstrating the advantages of IGCC technology, the Project will reinforce confidence in the viability of this technology and enable the timely implementation of the ensuing phases of the GreenGen program. 

Relevant approvals for the construction are in place. Project  completion  is expected by 30 June 2012.
Jiangxi Xinyu Kongmu River Watershed Flood Control and Environmental Improvement Project The project will demonstrate harmonization of development and flood and environmental management in the river basin that is a manageable size for project level intervention, using an integrated river basin model. One demonstration will be an introduction of innovative storm water management systems. Urban development increases storm water runoff by cutting trees and covering grounds with concrete or asphalt. Innovative storm water management systems reduce peak storm water runoff by promoting storm water infiltration into soil and increasing storm water retention. The demonstration and the river basin model can be replicated in other many similar-sized river basins, particularly where development is anticipated. Potential climate change impact assessment and sensitivity analysis of flood control structures' capacities will be conducted based on climate change modeling. The use of sensitivity analysis to examine potential climate change impacts and risks of flood control structures can be also replicated to other projects. The project will help XCG review Xinyu City Master Plan for 2008 6 2030 and revisit city's infrastructure planning, which will be another ADB's value addition.

The project is consistent with (i) a decision of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held in Beijing in November 2013, which supports construction of eco-civilization and establishment of a system to protect ecological environment; (ii) ADB's recommendations for preparation of the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan of the People's Republic of China (PRC), 2016-2020, and ADB's upcoming Country Partnership Strategy for the PRC, 2016-2020, which supports or seems to support improvement of water security; (iii) ADB's strategy 2020 and the midterm review of the strategy that prioritize natural resource management; ,  and (iv) ADB's Water Operational Plan, 2011-2020 which prioritizes integrated water resources management and efficiency and productivity in the delivery of water services.

ADB has been supporting projects on flood, waterlogging, and environmental management in the PRC and other countries. Lessons learned from those projects, such as international best practices for flood and waterlogging management, and nonstructural measures for flood and environmental management will be reflected in the project design.
Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project The project will improve the value of horticultural outputs by adopting high-value and high-quality varieties, water conservation infrastructures, sustainable farming practices, and institutional capacity development.  The project will encompass the Hongsipu District, the Tongxin and Yanchi counties, and six subfarm sites under the Ningxia Agriculture Reclamation Corporation (State Farm Group) in the central Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Ningxia).  

The impact of the project will be improved sustainability of irrigated agricultural production in Ningxia. The outcome of the project will be increased quality and value of horticulture crops (grapes and Chinese dates). The project will have four outputs and/or components: (i) established vineyards and Chinese date orchards, (ii) increased grape processing capacity, (iii) improved irrigation system, and (iv) strengthened institutional and capacity development.
Green Transport Finance A senior loan in USD with tenor of up to 8 years. MFL will use the proceeds of the ADB loan to finance (i) green vehicles, which include green buses as well as other commercial vehicles and passenger cars; and (ii) batteries and charging stations for electric vehicles. The green vehicle eligible for ADB financing will need to meet Euro V-equivalent emission standards and fall within at least one of these categories: (i) energy-efficient and new-energy vehicles as defined by the Government of the PRC; and (ii) vehicles running on cleaner fuel such as compressed or liquefied natural gas, or biomethane.
Gansu Environmentally Sustainable Rural Vitalization and Development Project The project aims to demonstrate innovative, low-carbon, and environmentally sustainable rural development models in Gansu Province by supporting the use of renewable energy, sustainable agriculture practices, and high-level technology. The project will explore a carbon credit scheme and new practices to sustain and propagate the low-carbon interventions, strengthen governments' institutional capacity for green governance and private sector engagement, and diversify employment opportunities beyond agriculture.
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Air Quality Improvement-Hebei Policy Reforms Program The program supports the Hebei provincial government (HPG) in increasing its efforts to improve air quality in the greater capital area, comprising Beijing municipality (Beijing), Tianjin municipality (Tianjin), and Hebei province (Hebei) (together, the BTH region). The program will (i) reduce emissions from major air pollution sources, (ii) strengthen environment policy and the institutional framework for implementation, and (iii) enhance employment support for inclusive industrial transformation. The program will provide HPG with a solid basis to introduce incremental reforms under the PRC's 13th Five-Year Plan, 2016-2020, while enabling HPG to consolidate and accelerate necessary actions during 2015-2016.
Guangxi Baise Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project The project will improve urban infrastructure and services, as well as the environment of Dongsun subdistrict of Baise, a city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR). By providing roads, bridges, and associated infrastructure including water supply and wastewater and storm water collection systems; river rehabilitation and flood control; upgraded community facilities; and capacity building, the project will contribute to urban renewal and sustainable development in Dongsun.
Forestry and Ecological Restoration Project in Three Northwest Provinces To support the national and provincial government development policies and plans, the project will help the State Forestry Administration and the Gansu, Shaanxi, and Xinjiang provincial governments improve the productivity of the forestry sector, demonstrate an integrated ecosystem management forest-development approach, and introduce forest carbon-sequestration and climate change-mitigation measures. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided project preparatory technical assistance ($800,000, approved in December 2007).  Key outputs of the project will include (i) economic tree crops development on about 38,000 hectares (ha) of barren and low-yielding forest lands that will benefit about 207,000 households, (ii) ecological or natural forestry development on about 300,000 ha, including replanting of about 4,500 ha, and (iii) project management support.
Anhui Intermodal Sustainable Transport Project The Government of the People's Republic of China has requested a loan of $200.0 million from ADB's ordinary capital resources to help finance the Anhui Intermodal Sustainable Transport Project.

The project will (i) upgrade sections of provincial and national highways in Anhui Province and improve the safety features on these roads; (ii) develop new highway sections designed to support public and nonmotorized transport; (iii) improve the capacity of the province's inland waterway network, (iv) construct an intermodal inland river port on the upgraded inland water channel, and (v) strenghten institutional capacity for road and inland water transport.

The executing agency will be the Anhui provincial government, acting through the Anhui Provincial Department of Transport (APDOT). The existing foreign funds project management office of the APDOT will serve as the provincial management office, oversee overall project implementation, and represent the APDOT. Each city and county will have a local project management office responsible for the day-to-day implementation of individual project road components. The county governments of Dongzhi, Hanshan, Hexian, Nanling, and Wuwei will be the implementing agencies for teh road sector inputs. Anhui Provincial Port and Shipping Construction Investment Group will be the implementing agency for the inland waterway transport.

The project will be implemented over 5 years.
Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project The project proposes to finance the reduction of energy intensity and emissions from energy-intensive industries  in Shandong Province through a financial intermediation loan (FIL). The aim of the project is to promote energy efficiency and emission reduction measures in the province's industry sector, develop energy service companies (ESCOs), and enhance institutional capacity to identify and manage energy efficiency and emission reduction projects.
Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Input Distribution Project The project is to partner with Kingenta, IFC and Huaxia Bank to establish a new company Kingfarm which will (i) set up 300 crop production service (CPS) centers that will provide compound and specialty fertilizers, seeds, and other agricultural inputs, and agricultural services to about 3 million smallholder farmers in eight PRC provinces; and (ii) construct 10 associated fertilizer plants to produce compound and specialty fertilizer that will serve the CPS centers and help expand the CPS market penetration.
Southern Gansu Roads Development Project The Project will help promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in southern Gansu. It will develop an efficient, safe, and reliable road transport system. It will also improve rural people's access to markets, income-earning opportunities, education and health services, and social activities.

The Project will (i) construct a 134-km toll expressway from Wudu to Guanzigou, (ii) upgrade 357 km of rural roads, (iii) construct 1,500 rural administrative village bus stops and class upgrading of 7 bus stations, (iv) pilot-test a road transport action plan, (v) improve corporate governance, and (vi) strengthen institutional capacity by providing consulting services and training.
Inner Mongolia Road Development Project Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) is the third largest administrative region of the PRC in terms of land area and is well endowed with natural resources.  As a result of mining, IMAR's economy has been growing rapidly, with gross domestic product increasing at 18% per annum from 2003 to 2011. The proposed project is located in Hulunbeier, one of the fast growing areas of IMAR.  Hulunbeier is a vast area of 253,000 square kilometers  which is very sparsely populated (fewer than 4 million inhabitants).  It borders PRC's Heilongjiang province, the Russian Fedeatin, and Mongolia.  Its economy depends heavily on resource extraction industries (coal, oil, and various minerals), animal husbandry, trade with the Russian Federation and to a lesser extent Mongolia, and a developing tourism industry.
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Geothermal District Heating Project The project involves (i) a loan of up to US$200 million equivalent to Sinopec Green Energy Geothermal Development (SGE) to support the company's construction and operation of a series of geothermal-based district heating networks; (ii) a loan of up to US$50 million to Arctic Green Energy , a shareholder in SGE, to refinance certain existing debt which restricts AGE's ability to invest in SGE's expansion.
Hebei Energy Efficiency Improvement and Emission Reduction Project The project is designed to provide a suitable financing mechanism and finance energy efficiency projects in selected energy-intensive industries and ESCOs. The Hebei provincial government (HPG), through Hebei Provincial Finance Bureau (HFB), will establish a revolving escrow fund (REF) account at the selected financial intermediary to finance eligible energy efficiency subprojects. The subprojects are expected to have a loan repayment period of 5 years including the grace period. The repayment of subloans, from these subprojects, will be revolved by relending to future batches of energy efficiency subprojects through the REF. It is expected that the REF will be fully revolved two times before ADB's loan is repaid. The subsequent batches would be selected in accordance with the selection criteria mentioned in the project administration manual (PAM).   All subprojects approved before the loan closing is subject to receiving no objection from ADB.
Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program - Project 2 The Project is to promote energy efficiency and environmental protection in Gungdong Province using advanced technologies, and is justified in technical, economic, and financial terms. The energy savings will result from retrofitting existing equipment with more efficient equipment, which in aggregate will reduce the need to construct and operate a conventional coal-fired power plant. 

The Project will consider only retrofits of proven energy efficiency technologies in the following areas: (i) motors and motor-drive systems; (ii) transformers and reactive power compensators; (iii) lighting; (iv) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; (v) air compressors and pumping systems; (vi) recovery of waste energy from industry; (vii) coal-fired industrial boilers and industrial cogeneration; and (viii) other related energy efficiency improvement projects.

The Project will have multiple benefits: (i) energy security improves as lesser new power supply capacity will be needed to meet future demand, and less coal will be used for power generation; and (ii) the local and subregional environment improves, and the contribution to global climate change is lower because of avoided coal use.
Zhujiang Financial Leasing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Finance Project A proposed loan of up to $40,000,000 (or its yuan equivalent) to Zhujiang Financial Leasing Company Limited (ZFL) for the Zhujiang Financial Leasing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Finance Project in the People's Republic of China (PRC).The project entails the Asian Development Bank (ADB) providing longer-tenor financing to ZFL for lease finance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the PRC. ADB's financing will support ZFL's funding requirements for long-term funding for SMEs, which is in short supply in the PRC. This will enable the company to provide longer-tenor lease finance to underserved segments, improve its asset-liability profile, and diversify its funding sources.
Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 3 The Project is to promote energy efficiency and environmental protection in Gungdong Province using advanced technologies, and is justified in technical, economic, and financial terms. The energy savings will result from retrofitting existing equipment with more efficient equipment, which in aggregate will reduce the need to construct and operate a conventional coal-fired power plant. The Project will consider only retrofits of proven energy efficiency technologies in the following areas: (i) motors and motor-drive systems; (ii) transformers and reactive power compensators; (iii) lighting; (iv) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; (v) air compressors and pumping systems; (vi) recovery of waste energy from industry; (vii) coal-fired industrial boilers and industrial cogeneration; and (viii) other related energy efficiency improvement projects. The Project will have multiple benefits: (i) energy security improves as lesser new power supply capacity will be needed to meet future demand, and less coal will be used for power generation; and (ii) the local and subregional environment improves, and the contribution to global climate change is lower because of avoided coal use.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environmental Improvement The Project will improve the environment by reducing atmospheric and water pollution in IMAR. This will be achieved by establishing an efficient, safe, and reliable gas and heating supply and wateswater treatment facilities to protect water resources, which will conserve energy and water resources in the project areas.
Shanxi Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Project The proposed project will improve energy efficiency and reduce emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants in Shanxi province by introducing and expanding district heating in five urban areas and expanding the coal-mine methane (CMM) gas supply and distribution network in one of these areas. The project follows and complements two previous Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects in the province, which have been completed successfully.
Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project The project aims to help promote balanced and environmentally sustainable urbanization; narrow the urban-rural gap; and improve production, employment, and living conditions in small cities and towns in Liaoning Province. It will support the development of selected small cities and towns in the province. The project was processed as a sector loan to allow the Liaoning provincial government (LPG) to respond to rapidly changing needs of cities and towns across the province. The project includes about seven subprojects, including three core subprojects: Donggang City, Kazuo Mongolian Autonomous County, and Linghai City. Subsequent subprojects will be selected, prepared, and appraised during project implementation following an agreed set of criteria and procedures. The Donggang City core subproject has three components: (i) roads and bridge, and associated services; 
(ii) drainage and wastewater treatment; and (iii) river improvement and area upgrading. The Kazuo Mongolian Autonomous County core subproject has one water supply component. The Linghai City core subproject has one component for construction and upgrading of roads, and associated services.