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Promoting Sustainable Public-Private Partnerships Program (Subprogram 1) The proposed program supports the Government of Pakistan's efforts to promote sustainable, broad-based, and inclusive economic growth. The core objective of the program is to strengthen the governance framework and enabling environment for publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) at the federal government level by strengthening the (i) policy, legal, and institutional frameworks for public investment management and public financial management in connection with PPPs; and (ii) national and sectoral infrastructure planning and PPP project preparation. The program is designed as a policy-based loan with a programmatic approach and two subprograms. Subprogram 1 aims to improve the policies, laws, and institutional capacity that provide the foundation for creating an enabling environment for PPPs. Subprogram 2 will build on these foundational actions to operationalize the PPP framework and, ultimately, prepare a sustainable pipeline of well-structured and fiscally prudent PPP projects. The program was requested by the Government of Pakistan as a policy-based lending modality to be disbursed over two subprograms. The PBL will facilitate the design and implementation of reforms that are necessary to create an enabling environment for PPPs. The programmatic approach will serve to chronologically sequence the reforms in a multiyear framework (2022-2024) and bring flexibility to incorporate changes as warranted by the country's economic situation.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Roads Improvement Project (Additional Financing) The additional financing will widen the 42 km road section between Mardan and Swabi. The additional financing will further strengthen the capacity of the CWD by supporting the government to develop a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa road network master plan for the next 20 years, and by building a central laboratory for the PKHA and providing training to CWD staff.
Second Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 1 The objective of the proposed multitranche financing facility (MFF) is to improve Pakistan's power transmission infrastructure and management. Tranche 1 outputs (subprojects) are for construction of new transmission lines, extension and augmentation of existing substations, and installation of shunt reactor and replacement of protection equipment at 11 grid stations. Tranche 1 includes assistance on the preparation of a safety manual, professional third party project management and information system, capacity development program tailored for the investment program requirements, and an action plan to meet the government's quota for the employment of 10% women.
Punjab Millenium Development Goals Program - Subprogram 1 The goal of the PMDGP is to help attain the MDGs for reducing infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the Punjab.  The Program's outcome will be improved access, quality and equity of health services. The delivery of the minimum package of services stipulated in the minimum service delivery standards (MSDS) especially in maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) is the core strategy for attaining the MDGs.  The program focuses on reforms required for the effective implementation of the MSDS.  The Program will assist the Government of Punjab (GoPb) in undertaking health sector reforms to (i)  improve the availability and quality of primary and secondary health services; (ii) better-manage health service delivery; and (iii) develop sustainable and pro-poor health care financing system.
Post-Flood National Highways Rehabilitation Project The proposed rehabilitation project includes 212 kms of damaged highway sections and 33 damaged bridges located on the national highway network of Pakistan. It will restore critical
physical infrastructure to sustain livelihoods and access to markets, as well as build post disaster traffic management capacity in the National Highway Authority (NHA). The project will
contribute to the economic recovery of 2010 flood affected areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh provinces.
Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 3 The  project proposed for financing under the requested PFR are:
1. Secondary Transmission Grid (STG)
    a. Augmentation - replacement of power transformers with higher capacity transformer;
    b. Extension - addition of power transformers;
    c. Conversion of existing 66-kV substations to 132-kV substations with enhanced transformation and current carrying capacity; and
    d. Addition of new 132-kV grid station. 
2. STG transmission lines:
    a. Conversion of existing 66-kV transmission lines to 132-kV transmission lines;
    b. Replacement of existing transmission lines to increase load carrying capacity; and
    c. Extension - addition of transmission lines.
Energy Sector Reforms and Financial Sustainability Program (Subprogram 2) The programmatic approach and subprogram 1 were approved on 6 December 2019 to address financial, technical, and governance deficits in the energy sector that adversely impact sector sustainability and affordability, and Pakistan's fiscal balance and macroeconomic stability.  Subprogram 2 aims to (i) secure financial sustainability by controlling the accumulation of and reducing "circular debt";  (ii) strengthen governance by implementing a road map for a competitive electricity market, separating the policy and regulatory functions in the hydrocarbon segment, appointing appellate tribunals, implementing multiyear tariffs, and unbundling the gas segment; and (iii) reinforce infrastructure improvements through integrated planning to facilitate public and private sector investment across the energy sector
Balochistan Water Resources Development Sector Project The proposed Balochistan Water Resources Development Project is located in the Zhob and Mula river basins in the Balochistan. The project impact will be the increased farm income in the project area. The project outcome will be the increased agricultural production. The project outputs will be (i) irrigation infrastructure and watershed protection constructed and/ rehabilitated; (ii) command area expanded and improved; and (iii) institutional capacity strengthened. 

The project will cost about $125.5 million and ADB will provide finance of $100 million and the government of Balochistan will provide the balance. 

The project will adopt an integrated water resources management approach for the irrigation development activities. The project will support implementation of the IWRM policy, and in turn supports and strengthens several principal elements of ADB's water policy, including: (i) improving the efficiency of water use and delivery; (ii) fostering water conservation and sustainability of infrastructure; and (iii) improving governance through beneficiary participation and capacity building.  In addition to irrigation infrastructure, the project will help establish water resources information system for improved water resources management and monitoring, address watershed degradation by improving vegetative cover and undertaking physical interventions to reduce erosion in critical areas through integrated and participatory approaches. It will further seek to strengthen the capacity of and coordination between the agencies in charge of watershed management through the project implementation process. Improved on-farm water management is critical to raising cropping intensities and optimizing productivity increases from the investments in irrigation infrastructure. In addition, the project will support high value agriculture which is essential to improve farmers' income in Balochistan. These aspects also form an integral part of the project design and will help to achieve benefits that would not be possible through investments in water resources infrastructure alone. 

To address the GoB's limited capacity and experience in data collecting and processing, the project will work in partnership with Pakistan Council for Water Resources to establish and maintain a water resources information system to strengthen GoB's capacity to collect, transmit, process, and share hydrometeorology data for improved water management.  The project design also explicitly recognizes the institutional, social, and cultural barriers to women's empowerment and the impact this may have on access to and participation in water resources development activities. Female community organizers at the project's implementing offices will collect data and information on the roles and responsibilities of women and assess their specific requirements. The possible effects of scheme development for women will be assessed and practical opportunities to develop and implement gender-specific interventions identified, particularly provision of efficient on-farm water and agronomic management and high value agricultural production.
Trade and Competitiveness Program (Subprogram 2) The program will help Pakistan recover its current account deficit in a sustained manner and promote macroeconomic stability by facilitating improved trade competitiveness and exports. The program will (i) introduce important tariff and tax-related policy reforms to support Pakistan's export industry and improve its competitiveness internationally; and (ii) strengthen key institutions involved in facilitating trade, including accreditation bodies, the ExportImport Bank of Pakistan (EXIMBP), and the Pakistan Single Window (PSW). The proposed reforms will also facilitate export diversification.
Supporting Public–Private Partnership Investments in Sindh Province The project will support the development policies of GoS for sustainable infrastructure provision through PPPs. It is aligned with Midterm Review of Strategy 2020, in which PPPs are a key driver of change, and the Country Partnership Strategy 2015-2019. The project builds on ADBs partnership with GoS to develop the PPP framework under a program cluster in 2009, using lessons learned from this program and the Country Assistance Program Evaluation for Pakistan.

The expected impact of the project is aligned with the number of infrastructure investments and services in Sindh improved. The expected outcome is fiscally-responsible private sector participation and investment in infrastructure increased in Sindh.

The outputs are (i) GoS capacity to select and develop PPP projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    strengthened; (ii) PPP project-related fiscal risk effectively managed by the PPP Support Facility (PSF); and (iii) PPP project selection and subsequent management capacity of line departments, finance, and planning and development departments strengthened.
Rural Enterprise Modernization Project The designed impact of the TA Loan is to create and diversify job and income-earning opportunities in the rural areas especially for the landless, wage earners, and women. The intended outcome is to develop market facilitation processes by identifying and filling market gaps within selected subsectors in rural and peri-urban areas, and strengthening the competitiveness of the target groups. Steps will be taken to design innovative institutional arrangements and assess the feasibiilty of establishing a not-for-profit company to catalyze business development services and introduce best practices in enhancing social and environmental processes in support of the growth of rural businesses.
Sustainable Energy Sector Reform Program (Subprogram 3) The Program will help the Government with the short-term stabilization measures and start the long-term restructuring for a sustainable power sector. The impact of the overall program will be a more reliable, sustainable, and secure energy sector that supports the country's economic growth. The outcome will be an improved reliability, sustainability, and affordability of the energy system.

The programmatic approach and subprogram 1 were approved on 24 April 2014 in support of the 2013 National Power Policy of the Government of Pakistan, which seeks to build an affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy sector to support the countrys economic growth. The program, fully coordinated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under its extended fund facility, takes a phased approach over multiple years to provide dynamic, long-term support to multidimensional reforms, with subprograms that match the government's budget cycle. The IMF completed its final review of the program in September 2016. The World Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) cofinanced subprograms 1 and 2, and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will cofinance subprogram 3, which is the third and final year of the programmatic approach and builds on the reforms initiated during previous subprograms.
Punjab Millenium Development Goals Program - Subprogram 2 Subprogram 2 continues to focus on MSDS implementation, particularly related to MNCH. Also, it seeks to improve day-to-day management of health services by addressing (i) capacity constraints in the health sector, (ii) challenges in recruiting and posting motivated doctors and other professionals in rural and remote areas, (iii) rigid administrative procedures, (iv) inefficient and lengthy procurement processes for drugs and medical supplies, and (v) lack of performance monitoring. To foster efficiency and accountability in the use of scarce public resources, subprogram 2 supports the establishment of provincial and district internal audit functions, and strengthening of internal controls. It also focuses on developing options for a sustainable pro-poor health financing system for Punjab.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor Development Investment Program-Tranche 1 The project proposed for financing under the requested PFR is:

(i) building an additional 2-lane carriageway of 66 km along the existing 2-lane carriageway of Petaro-Sehwan road;
(ii) building an additional 2-lane carriageway of 43 km along the existing 2-lane carriageway of Ratodero-Shikarpur road;
(iii) rehabilitating the existing 34 km 4-lane carriageway of Dara Adamkhel-Peshawar road; and 
(iv) developing NHA's capacity through due diligence advisory services and assistance with project implementation.
Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Red Line Project The proposed project will help increase the use of quality public transport in Karachi by delivering the 26.6-kilometer (km) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line corridor and associated facilities, directly benefiting 1.5 million people.  The project is economically justified by major time savings for BRT passengers; vehicle operating cost savings; and better air quality and reduced carbon emissions through an innovative waste-to-fuel scheme, which will improve the public health and mitigate climate change. It will also make Karachi safer, greener, and more inclusive and competitive.

The project is aligned with the following impact: quality of life in Karachi improved. The project will have the following outcome: use of quality public transport in Karachi increased.
Sindh Provincial Road Improvement Project The proposed provincial road improvement project is located in Province of Sindh, Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Pakistan). The proposed project will help provincial road network improvement to enhance connectivity between provincial transport centers and cities with local markets and communities, provide much-needed access to education and health facilities, and contribute to poverty reduction by creation of jobs and employment opportunities.
Engro Fast-Track Liquefied Natural Gas Regasification Project The project involves construction and operation of a fast track LNG regasification facility located at Port Qasim, Karachi. Project components include construction of a jetty and associated facilities, a 24-km high pressure gas pipeline, and lease of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU); the project location is alongside the existing Engro-Vopak LPG terminal.
National Highway Development Sector Investment Program-Project 1 The proposed project is designed to achieve three specific objectives:  (i) improve road sector efficiency on the main transport corridors in Pakistan, (ii) support regional cooperation by removing or relaxing physical, institutional and other barriers to improve transportation and increase trade; and (iii) institutional capacity building of NHA.
COVID-19: Active Response and Expenditure Support Program The Program is part of an integrated package of support to help the Government of Pakistan's immediate efforts to mitigate the significant negative health, social, and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project The project will contribute to reversing the devastating impact of the earthquake and so revive economic activity and enable people to resume their livelihoods and return to normal life. This will be achieved primarily through rehabilitating and reconstructing damaged and destroyed infrastructure as quickly as possible, which will particularly assist the poor and other vulnerable people.

The project will have the following components:

(i) quick-disbursing, which will be used to finance only imports identified as necessary for an effective recovery program; (ii) project components, which will finance rehabilitation and reconstruction of the following sectors: (a) transport; (b) power and (c) health and education; and
(iii) implementation assistance component with subcomponents: legal assistance, governance and institutional building which will be used to address governance, legal and documentary issues arising from the earthquake's impact.
Integrated Social Protection Development Program The proposed RBL program will support the Government of Pakistan's efforts to implement high priorities from its Ehsaas Program (social protection and poverty reduction) in a coordinated, cohesive and systematic manner. The RBL modality is appropriate for the proposed program because the government has: (i) a sound social protection and poverty alleviation agenda and a vision for the sector; (ii) provided a clearly defined scope for ADB and other development partners; (iii) demonstrated progressive improvements in fiduciary and financial management (FM); (iv) extensive experience and success with the program-for-results financing instrument from the World Bank; and (iv) increased use of country systems in parallel with reforms in procurement and FM.  In addition, the nature of the program requires a results and systems approach with the focus on overall results rather than a number of discrete interventions. The RBL modality will facilitate the implementation of works by using country program systems, supporting institutional strengthening, promoting development partner coordination and harmonization, and reducing overall transaction costs.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program II Tranche 3 Tranche 3 will support the National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) in meeting the electricity demand of 1,150 MW efficiently and reliably at loan centers in Punjab Province by deploying high-level technologies and climate-change-resilient transmission systems. Tranche 3 will support installation of 500 kV substation in Lahore North, 500 kV switching station near Maira, 220 kV substation near Jauharabad, and 194 km of associated new transmission lines in Punjab and reconductoring of 44 km of transmission lines with high-temperature, low-sag (HTLS) conductors near Lahore. Tranche 3 will support the first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project in Pakistan, which will provide subsecond frequency regulation. This pilot project will use wind power to help the NTDC comply with frequency requirements in the existing Grid Code, and will supplement the functions of the supervisory-control and data-acquisition system being upgraded under Tranche 2. The BESS pilot project will recommend on the (i) revision of the Grid Code for better frequency compliance; and (ii) development of a commercial ancillary services market. Tranche 3 will promote the deployment of HTLS conductors, which can operate at higher ambient temperatures within the required vertical clearance. Tranche 3 will also support the replacement of porcelain insulators with a fog-resistant type, such as glass or composite insulators, which are expected to perform better in heavily polluted areas.
Earthquake-Displaced People Livelihood Restoration Program Restoring basic services to the effected population through provision of housing.
COVID-19: Emergency Assistance for Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic The emergency project was prepared in response to the Government of Pakistan's request to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 25 March 2020 for assistance in managing the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pakistan. The project aims to provide (i) immediate financing to help the government deal with the crisis quickly and flexibly by strengthening its public health preparedness and responsiveness; and (ii) a social protection component for quick financial support to help meet the basic needs of vulnerable and poor segments of society and to stimulate the domestic economy.
Sindh Cities Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 1 The combination of physical and non-physical investments under the Program aim to improve quality, continuity and coverage of urban infrastructure services in water supply, wastewater and SWM, while incentivising and supporting effective management and sustainable financing of urban service providers. This in turn should help improve quality of life for residents in Sindh's provincial cities, including the poor, and address growing regional development imbalances within Sindh Province.