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Maharashtra Rural High Voltage Distribution System Expansion Program (RRP IND 50193-003) Technical Assistance Report Project Number: 50193-003 Transaction Technical Assistance (TRTA) April 2020 India: Implementation Support for the Maharashtra Rural High Voltage Distribution System Expansion Program This document is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy.
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
(as of 20 February 2020)
Currency unit = Indian rupee/s (Re/Rs)
₹1.00 $0. 01396
$1.00 = ₹71.634
ABBREVIATIONS
ADB – Asian Development Bank
HVDS – high voltage distribution system
MES2MIS – minimum energy support to maximize incomes sustainably
MSEDCL – Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
RBL – results based lending
TA – technical assistance
NOTES
(i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India and its agencies ends on 31 March.
“FY” before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g.,
FY2019 ends on 31 March 2019.
(ii) In this report, “$” refers to United States dollars unless otherwise stated.
Vice-President Shixin Chen, Operations 1
Officer-in-Charge Diwesh Sharan, South Asia Department (SARD)
Director Priyantha Wijayatunga, Energy Division (SAEN), SARD
Team leader Len George, Senior Energy Specialist, SAEN, SARD
Team members Jiwan Acharya, Principal Energy Specialist, SAEN, SARD
Jyotirmoy Banerjee, Senior Project Officer (Energy), India Resident
Mission (INRM), SARD
Lance Gore, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Environment,
Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD
Yoojung Jang, Social Development Specialist, SAEN, SARD
Prabhjot Khan, Social Development Officer, INRM, SARD
Christoph Meindl, Energy Specialist, SAEN, SARD
Zhaojing Mu, Environment Specialist, SAEN, SARD
Ma. Carmen Nunez, Project Officer, SAEN, SARD
Douglas Perkins, Principal Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Sanmugam Prathapar, Senior Water Resource Specialist, Water
Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Department
Maria Angelica R. Rongavilla, Senior Operations Assistant, SAEN, SARD
Jongmi Son, Energy Economist, SAEN, SARD
Peer reviewers Susumu Yoneoka, Energy Specialist (Smart Grids), Energy Sector
Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation
of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian
Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any
territory or area.CONTENTS
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I. THE PROPOSED PROJECT
II. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 1
A. Justification 1
B. Outputs and Activities 2
C. Cost and Financing 2
D. Implementation Arrangements 2
APPENDIXES
1. Cost Estimates and Financing Plan 4
2. List of Linked Documents 5I. THE PROPOSED PROJECT
1. The transaction technical assistance (TA) will assist Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) and the Government of Maharashtra in implementing
the Maharashtra Rural High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) Expansion Program.
2. The government of Maharashtra and MSEDCL plan to release all future electricity
connections for the agriculture sector through high voltage connections. This is the first time that
a HVDS is being taken up in the state. HVDSs reduce losses, improve voltage and improve
reliability of supply for customers. HVDS adoption also reduces technical barriers to the adoption
of energy efficient pumps and efficient irrigation techniques. A loan of $346 million is proposed
from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the program.
II. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
A. Justification
3. ADB proposes to structure the intervention to include linkages between efficient electricity
supply and water consumption, monitoring of information from the HVDS dashboard and support
for institutional strengthening to overcome implementation challenges. The TA will support
(i) monitoring of the HVDS dashboard and its use by government agencies for decision making;
(ii) review of the program action plan; and (ii) implementation support for an agriculture feeder
pilot in Maharashtra to support demonstration of efficient energy and irrigation using HVDS
through “minimum energy support to maximize incomes sustainably” (MES2MIS) pilot and
potential to scale up HVDS and efficient usage of resources within the state through policy
interventions.
4. In keeping with India’s energy policy vision of meeting energy demand reliably in a
technically efficient, economically viable and environmentally sustainable manner, the
Government of Maharashtra, through MSEDCL, proposes to strengthen its distribution system in
rural areas to ensure an efficient and reliable electricity supply for agricultural customers. The
Government of Maharashtra and MSEDCL have requested that ADB finance the HVDS, using a
results-based lending (RBL) approach, to provide reliable and high-quality supply to new rural
customers in Maharashtra. This would be the first RBL for the energy sector in India by ADB.
5. Maharashtra has planned the HVDS program to focus on new agricultural customers.
Technical modeling indicates that conversion of existing customers to HVDS is also justified to
reduce losses and improve the quality of supply. The benefits increase when coupled with a
program to replace existing pumps with new energy efficient pumps and incorporate efficient
irrigation practices, with significant electricity and water-saving potential. A pilot on an agriculture
feeder for full replacement to HVDS coupled with efficient pumps and MES2MIS can provide
demonstration value to policy makers and prepare the grounds for subsequent phases of the
government program for widespread adoption of HVDS, coupled with measures for efficient and
sustainable electricity and water consumption. The TA will contribute to meeting Sustainable
Development Goals 6, 7 and 13.
6. The pilot supports an integrated approach requiring coordination between the energy,
irrigation and other departments in the state government. It is desirable to provide additional2
support through the TA to support implementation including for the monitoring of the RBL and
support for safeguards reviews. The TA is listed in ADB’s India country operations business plan. 1
B. Outputs and Activities
7. The major outputs and activities are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Summary of Major Outputs and Activities
Major Outputs Delivery Dates Key Activities with Milestones
1. Monitoring and safeguards 2020–2021 1.1 Monitoring of HVDS Dashboard
capacity building of the results- 1.2 Review progress on the Program Action Plan
based lending program 1.3 Institutional strengthening on safeguards
2. Agriculture feeder pilot in 2020–2021 2.1 Baseline assessment of feeder energy and
Maharashtra water consumption
2.2 Pilot implementation of MES2MIS
2.3 Roadmap for scaling-up interventions
HVDS = high voltage distribution system, MES2MIS = minimum energy support to maximize incomes sustainably.
Source: Asian Development Bank.
C. Cost and Financing
8. The TA is estimated to cost $1.1 million, of which $1.0 million will be financed on a grant
basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF- other sources). The government will
provide counterpart support in the form of staff, office space, and other in-kind contributions. The
key expenditure items are listed in Appendix 1.
9. The TA proceeds will be disbursed in accordance with ADB’s Technical Assistance
Disbursement Handbook (2010, as amended from time to time).
D. Implementation Arrangements
10. ADB will administer the TA, and select, supervise, and evaluate consultants. The TA will
be implemented over 24 months and is expected to start in April 2020 and end in March 2021.
11. The State of Maharashtra, acting through the Energy Department, will be the executing
agency. The implementation arrangements are summarized in Table 2.
Table 2: Implementation Arrangements
Aspects Arrangements
Indicative implementation period April 2020 to March 2022
Executing agency State of Maharashtra acting through Energy Department
Implementing agencies Project implementation unit established within MSEDCL.
Consultants To be selected and engaged by ADB
Individual: Bio-data 13 consultants $ 0.7 million
Procurement To be procured by executing agency
Shopping 3 contracts $0.3 million
Advance contracting Advance contracting will be used for the consultant recruitment
Disbursement The TA resources will be disbursed following ADB's Technical
Assistance Disbursement Handbook (2010, as amended from time
to time).
1 ADB. 2019. India Country Operations Business Plan 2020-2022. Manila.3 Aspects Arrangements Asset turnover upon TA Assets under the pilot will be turned over to MSEDCL upon TA completion completion. ADB = Asian Development Bank, MSEDCL = Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, QCBS = quality and cost-based selection, TA = technical assistance. Source: Asian Development Bank 12. Consulting services. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. 2 13. Pilot testing of project approach. The TA could pay for purchase of equipment for the pilot including but not restricted to groundwater sensors, monitoring equipment to integrate data from sensors with data from pumps, distribution transformers etc. The activities will not have any potential adverse environmental or social impacts. The TA consultants will coordinate with MSEDCL and the Maharashtra government on pump replacement and HVDS for the feeder selection through a consultative process with beneficiaries. 2 Terms of Reference for Consultants (accessible from the list of linked documents in Appendix 2).
4 Appendix 1
COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCING PLAN
($’000)
Item Amount
A. Asian Development Banka
1. Consultants
a. Remuneration and per diem
i. International consultants 246.0
ii. National consultants 290.0
b. Out-of-pocket expenditures
i. International and local travel 98.0
ii. Reports and communications 15.0
2. Training, seminars, and conferences 10.0
3. Pilot testing 300.0
4. Contingencies 41.0
Subtotal (A) 1,000.0
Total 1,000.0
Note: The technical assistance (TA) is estimated to cost $1,100,000, of which contributions from the Asian Development
Bank are presented in the table above. The government will provide counterpart support in the form of counterpart staff
and office space for meetings and other in-kind contributions. The value of the government contribution is estimated to
account for 9% of the total TA cost.
a Financed by the Asian Development Bank’s Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF- Other Sources).
Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.Appendix 2 5
LIST OF LINKED DOCUMENTS
http://www.adb.org/Documents/LinkedDocs/?id=50193-003-TAReport
1. Terms of Reference for ConsultantsYou can also read
