Lao People's Democratic Republic : Power Sector Reform for Enhancing Fiscal Sustainability
The technical assistance will assist the Government of Lao PDR to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of power sector and power utility operations by (i) modernizing power sector regulations, tariff reforms, and governance arrangements; (ii) deepening market access for private sector participation in expanding clean energy generation; (iii) enhancing power utilities' environmental and social safeguard management system; and (iv) supporting capacity building and knowledge sharing to promote clean energy development.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Abbasov, Rafayil
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Lao People's Democratic Republic -
Sector
- Energy
| Project Name | Power Sector Reform for Enhancing Fiscal Sustainability | ||||
| Project Number | 57313-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Energy / Energy sector development and institutional reform |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The technical assistance will assist the Government of Lao PDR to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of power sector and power utility operations by (i) modernizing power sector regulations, tariff reforms, and governance arrangements; (ii) deepening market access for private sector participation in expanding clean energy generation; (iii) enhancing power utilities' environmental and social safeguard management system; and (iv) supporting capacity building and knowledge sharing to promote clean energy development. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The government requested for assistance with sector reforms and transformation from a vertically integrated utility into a 'green energy hub for the GMS, through comprehensive reform actions including but not limited to: (i) developing new regulation and cost-reflective tariffs; (ii) creating a new electricity market model; and (iii) supporting the sector transformation process by strengthening the corporate resilience through revenue and liquidity enhancement, sustainable debt management and adoption of social and environmental safeguard practices among power utilities. | ||||
| Impact | Development of sustainable and reliable supply of clean power for socioeconomic development of Lao PDR |
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| Outcome | Regulatory framework and policy actions for creating sustainable and reliable clean electricity supply improved. |
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| Outputs | Power sector regulation, tariff reforms and governance arrangements prepared Market access for private sector participation in the power sector improved. Power utilities' environmental and social safeguard management systems enhanced. Human resource capacity development for implementing the power sector reforms strengthened |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide | ||||
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Abbasov, Rafayil |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
| Responsible ADB Division | Energy Sector Office (SG-ENE) |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Energy and Mines |
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| Concept Clearance | 12 Jan 2024 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 05 Feb 2024 |
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