REB : Rural Electrification Board

Sl. No.

Name of the Project

Actual Project Cost

(As per PP)

Newly Included

Project Period

Name of the Development Partners

in Million Taka

in Million US$

No. of PBSs

No. of Thanas

1

Rural Electrification

Phase-1

2407.60

160.50

13

54

1977-78

to

1986-87

USAID

2

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-1 (Extension)

1246.00

83.06

8

27

1981-82

to

1988-89

KFEAD

3

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-2A

1452.20

60.50

5

19

1982-83

to

1989-90

USAID

FINLAND

4

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-2B

2047.70

85.30

7

28

1982-83

to

1989-90

IDA

5

Extension of Mymensingh PBS-1 and Tangail PBS

343.70

10.70

-

2

1983-84

to

1988-89

ADB

6

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-3A

3919.40

122.50

7

45

1985-86

to

1993-94

IDA

7

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-3B

1562.60

48.80

-

1

1986-87

to

1993-94

USAID

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-3B (Extension)

159.50

5.44

-

-

1987-88

to

1991-92

FINLAND

9

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-3C

1942.40

60.70

-

12

1987-88

to

1995-96

CIDA

SFD

10

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-3A (Extension)

1184.90

29.62

1

10

1990-91

to

1997-98

JDRG

11

Rehabilitation of Cyclone Damage Electrical Distribution System

136.30

3.80

-

-

1991-92

to

1993-94

SAUDI GOVT.

12

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-4A

6230.20

173.06

4

33

1990-91

to

1998-99

IDA, USAID

(TA)

13

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-4B

576.50

16.95

-

7

1990-91

to

1995-96

FINLAND

14

Intensification & Expansion of 18 PBSs

5047.10

119.45

-

19

1992-93

to

1998-99

Norad, CIDA, USAID, ADB, OECF, GOB

15

Intensification & Expansion of 15 PBSs

3549.30

84.00

-

26

1992-93

to

1998-99

China Barter, ADB,OECF, Neth., GOB

16

Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies

72.20

1.50

-

-

1993-94

to

1997-98

France

17

Expansion of ACRE Distribution System (5000Km Project)

1691.10

43.36

-

23

1994-95

to

1997-98

NORAD, GOB.

18

REB Central Facilities

388.35

9.24

-

-

1990-91

to

1999-00

IDA

19

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-4C

8324.48

193.59

8

51

1992-93

to

2001-02

GOB, KFAED

20

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-4D

973.84

24.34

1

5

1994-95

to

2001-02

JBIC, SFD

21

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-5A

(Revised)

8151.17

156.60

8

39

1996-97

to

2004-05

NORAD, OPEC, GOB.,JBIC

Area Coverage Rural

Electrification Phase-5B

(Revised)

3927.49

69.97

5

13

1996-97

to

2004-05

ADB, IDA, GOB.

23

Intensification & Expansion of 12 PBSs

(Revised)

(5434.087)

(90.57)

-

5

1997-98

to

2006-07

ADB, IDA, GOB.

24

Intensification & Expansion of Distribution System (2^nd Phase)

(9172.80)

(158.15)

-

9

1997-98

to

2006-07

GOB, ADB, Netherlands

Korea

25

Intensification & Expansion of 18 PBSs-2^nd Phase

(Revised)

(8939.88)

(147.09)

-

3

1999-00

to

2006-07 (Proposed)

IDA, ADB

26

Intensification & Expansion of 15 PBSs-2^nd Phase (Revised)

(8324.47)

(135.07)

-

2

1999-00

to

2006-07

IDA, ADB

27

Renovation DESA Distribution Line

(Revised)

3521.14

67.71

-

-

1997-98

to

2004-05

GOB, ADB

28

Rural Power of Poverty Reduction (RPPR)

(Revised)

667.70

12.84

-

-

May’97

to

Oct’02

USAID

29

Mymensingh 60 MW Gas Turbine Power Plant

1686.25

42.15

-

-

1994-95

to

1999-00

ADB

30

Diffusion of Renewable Energy technologies-2^nd Phase

(297.60)

6.04

-

-

1999-00

to

2006-07

(Proposed)

GOB

Construction of 33 KV Lines for PBS Sub-stations (Revised)

(2698.59)

44.75

-

-

2000-01

to

2006-07

GOB

32

Rural Electrification through Solar Energy

(484.10)

(8.49)

-

-

2002-03

to

2006-07

IDA

33

System loss Reduction for Taken-over lines

(6937.60)

(119.61)

-

-

2002-03

to

2007-08

(Proposed)

IDA

Name of the Project

Actual Project Cost

(As per PP)

Purpose

Project Period

Name of the Development Partners

In Million Taka

In Million US$

Feasibility Study for Renewable Energy Development

3.08

0.054

The purpose of the project is to carryout preparatory activity; capacity building of implementing agency and technicians for the proposed IDA – PDF – GEF financed Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development.

July, 2002

to

June, 2003

GEF

Feasibility Study for Rural Electrification Programme in CHT Hill Tracts Districts

1.447

0.024

To undertake a detailed baseline feasibility study for developing criteria to provide a logical basis for selection of areas under Chittagong Hill Tracts Districts comprising Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari for electrification program, and to determine physical facilities like distribution lines, substation and connections to be created for a prototype PBS as well as a prototype Upazila.

January’03

to

June’05

GOB

The Institutional Development Plan for REB & Rural Electrification Program

(138.361)

(2.39)

Installation of Local Area Network, Expansion of GIS mapping system, training and Development of additional customized software.

July’03

to

June’08

(Proposed)

IDA

Consulting Services for Financial Restructuring of 45 PBSs

(3.945)

(0.068)

To investigate the application of different on-lending terms for 45 PBSs together with other financial restructuring measures such as reduced interest rates up to 0% vis a-vis increasing the interest rate up to 5% for the financially viable PBSs.

July’03

to

June’07

(Proposed)

IDA

Environmental Assessment and Management Training for Rural Electrification Program

8.771

0.151

To train up REB & PBSs personnel about environmental assesment and increase their capacity.

2003-2006

IDA

Socio-economic Monitoring & Impact Evaluation of Rural Electrification Program in Bangladesh.

(49.56)

(0.84)

Establish a monitoring and evaluation mechanism in REB & PBSs to monitor and evaluate the Socio-economic impact of RE program.

July’03

to

June’08

IDA

Promotion of the use of Renewable Energies in the Rural Areas of Bangladesh.

(132.06)

(2.23)

To enable the rural population in non electrified regions gain increased benefits from the use of Renewable Energies (RE) in a sustainable manner. The target group of the project is the rural population living in areas far from the national electricity grid.

Nov.’04

to

June’08

GTZ