South Asia Energy Sector

South Asia Regional Department

Energy Division
(21 March 2012)

Operational Strategy for Energy in South Asia

Support Energy Sector Reform/ Restructuring

Promote Energy Efficiency Development

Promote Clean Energy Development

Ensure Balanced Physical Infrastructure Development Covers operations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Support Energy Sector Reform/Restructuring

Regulation Unbundling & Corporatization Financial Restructuring & Efficiency improvement Transparency & Governance Capacity Development Private Sector Participation 2012 Lending Program

NEP: Tanahu Hydropower - $150M

NEP: Contribution to Scaling up of Renewable Energy Program - $20M

Promote Energy Efficiency

Reduce Technical Losses Promote CDM and Carbon Trading Demand Side Management and Energy Conservation 2012 Lending Program BAN: Power System Efficiency Improvement II $185M SRI: Sustainable Power Sector Support $130M

Promote Clean Energy Development

Develop Clean Energy Generation
2012 Lending Program IND: Maharashtra Solar Park and Green Grid (Proj. 1) - $100M IND: Gujarat Solar Park and Green Grid (Project 1) - $100M IND: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Devt. (Proj. 4) - $383M IND: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission (Proj. 2) - $150M IND: Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission - $100M IND: Utility Scale Concentrated Solar Power Demo. - $30M IND: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment (Proj. 4) - $165M NEP: Tanahu Hydropower - $150M NEP: Contribution to Scalling up of Renewable Energy - $20M

Ensure Balanced Physical Infrastructure Development

Promote Rural Electrification Enable Private Sector Driven Development Through Public Private Partnership Approach Regional Cooperation / Integration 2012 Lending Program IND: Gjarat Solar Park & Green Grid Dev. (Proj. 1) - $100M IND: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission (Proj. 2) - 150M IND: Rajastan Renewable Energy Transmission - $100M IND: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment (Proj. 4) - $165M

Non-Lending Program

Proposed 2012 Technical Assistance

Project Preparatory BAN: Regional Power Generation and Transmission Project (formerly Energy Efficiency Improvement II) - $0.5M IND: Preparing Maharashtra Solar Park Transmission - $0.35M IND: Preparing Gujarat Solar Park Transmission - $0.35M MLD: Renewable Energy Project - $0.4M NEP: Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement II - $0.8M NEP: Scalling-up Renewable Energy Program - $0.6M

Non-Lending Program

Proposed 2012 Technical Assistance

Policy and Advisory, Capacity Development BAN: Solar Power for Rural Development - $0.4M BHU: Preparing Renewable Energy Master Plan - $0.3M IND: Advanced Project Preparedness for Poverty Reduction: Gender Inclusive Capacity Development for Electricity Distribution Loss Reduction in Rural Madhya Pradesh - $0.6M IND: State Level Hydropower Master Plan Preparation - $0.5M NEP: Supporting the Tanahu Hydropower - $0.3M SRI: Capacity Building for Clean Power Dev. - $0.9M

Thank You