Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: PAD571 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED LOAN Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF US$470 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA FOR A NORTH EASTERN REGION POWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized June 1, 2016 Energy & Extractives Global Practice South Asia Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the Public Disclosure Authorized performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective as of May 9, 2016) Currency Unit = Indian Rupees INR 66.6 = US$1 FISCAL YEAR April 1 – March 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AC Autonomous Council AEGCL Assam Electricity Grid Company Limited APDCL Assam Power Distribution Company Limited APDRP Accelerated Power Development and Reform Program ATC Aggregate Technical and Commercial BAFO Best and Final Offer BPL Below Poverty Line CAAA Comptroller of Aid, Accounts and Audit CBIS Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening CEA Central Electricity Authority CPIU Central Project Implementation Unit CPS Country Partnership Strategy CPTD Compensatory Plan for Temporary Damages DC Direct Contracting DDUGJY Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana DEA Department of Economic Affairs DGS&D Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals DPN Department of Power, Nagaland DoNER Ministry of Development for the North Eastern Region EMP Environment Management Plan EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EPS Electric Power Survey ERP Enterprise Resource Planning ESPP Environmental and Social Policy and Procedures ESPPF Environment and Social Policy and Procedures Framework FEAR Final Environmental Assessment Report FIRR Financial Internal Rate of Return FM Financial Management GHG Greenhouse Gas GIS Geographic Information System GoI Government of India GW Giga Watts GRS Grievance Redress Service HPC High Powered Committee HR Human Resources IA Implementing Agency ICB International Competitive Bidding IDC Interest During Construction IEAR Initial Environmental Assessment Report IPDS Integrated Power Development Scheme IPF Investment Project Financing IT Information Technology IUFR Interim Unaudited Financial Report JCC Joint Coordination Committee JERC Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission KPI Key Performance Indicator kV kilovolt kWh kilowatt-hour LARR Act The Right to Fair Compensation in Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Act, 2013 LHS Left Hand Side MBC Metering, Billing, and Collections MePTCL Meghalaya Power Transmission Corporation Limited MePDCL Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited MoF Ministry of Finance MoP Ministry of Power M&E Monitoring & Evaluation MSPCL Manipur State Power Company Limited MSPDCL Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited MVA Megavolt-Ampere MW Mega Watts NEC North Eastern Council NER North Eastern Region O&M Operations and Maintenance OPGW Optical Ground Wire PAP Project Affected Persons PAT Profit After Tax PDO Project Development Objective PEDM Power and Electricity Department, Mizoram PIP Project Implementation Plan PIU Project Implementation Unit PPIU PMC Project Implementation Unit PPSD Project Procurement Strategy Document PSC Project Steering Committee R&R Resettlement and Rehabilitation R-APDRP Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reform Program RAP Resettlement Action Plan RFB Request for Bids RGGVY Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana RHS Right Hand Side RPF Resettlement Policy Framework RoW Right-of-Way SA Social Assessment SBD Standard Bidding Document SC Scheduled Caste SF6 Sulphur Hexafluoride S&I Supply and Installation SIA Social Impact Assessment SIMP Social Impact Management Plan SPCU State Project Coordination Unit SPD Standard Procurement Document ST Scheduled Tribe T&D Transmission and Distribution TL Transmission Line TPDP Tribal People Development Plan TPDPF Tribal People Development Planning Framework ToR Terms of Reference TSECL Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited Regional Vice President: Annette Dixon Country Director: Onno Ruhl Senior Global Practice Director: Anna M. Bjerde (Acting) Practice Manager: Julia Bucknall Task Team Leaders: Rohit Mittal, Kwawu Mensan Gaba INDIA NORTH EASTERN REGION POWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT .................................................................................................1 A. Country Context.......................................................................................................... 1 B. Sectoral and Institutional Context ............................................................................ 3 C. Higher Level Objectives to which the Project Contributes .................................... 7 II. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ................................................................8 A. PDO .............................................................................................................................. 8 B. Project Beneficiaries ................................................................................................... 8 C. PDO Level Results Indicators .................................................................................... 8 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..............................................................................................8 A. Project Components .................................................................................................... 8 B. Project Financing ...................................................................................................... 11 C. Project Cost and Financing ...................................................................................... 11 D. Lessons Learned and Reflected in the Project Design ........................................... 12 IV. IMPLEMENTATION .....................................................................................................13 A. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements .................................................. 13 B. Results Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................ 14 C. Sustainability ............................................................................................................. 14 V. KEY RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ..........................................................15 A. Overall Risk Rating Explanation ............................................................................ 15 VI. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ..............................................................................................16 A. Economic and Financial Analysis ............................................................................ 16 B. Technical .................................................................................................................... 17 C. Financial Management ............................................................................................. 18 D. Procurement .............................................................................................................. 18 E. Social (including safeguards) ................................................................................... 19 F. Environment (including Safeguards) ...................................................................... 22 G. World Bank Grievance Redress .............................................................................. 24 ANNEX 1: RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND MONITORING ...............................................25 ANNEX 2: DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...............................................................31 ANNEX 3: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ..........................................................46 ANNEX 4: IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT PLAN ..............................................................85 ANNEX 5: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.......................................................88 ANNEX 6: SAFEGUARDS .......................................................................................................101 PAD DATA SHEET India North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (P127974) PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT . SOUTH ASIA GEE06 Report No.: PAD571 . Basic Information Project ID EA Category Team Leader(s) P127974 A - Full Assessment Rohit Mittal,Kwawu Mensan Gaba Lending Instrument Fragile and/or Capacity Constraints [ ] Investment Project Financing Financial Intermediaries [ ] Series of Projects [ ] Project Implementation Start Date Project Implementation End Date 01-Jan-2016 31-Mar-2023 Expected Effectiveness Date Expected Closing Date 15-Dec-2016 31-Mar-2023 Joint IFC No Practice Senior Global Practice Country Director Regional Vice President Manager/Manager Director Julia Bucknall Anna M. Bjerde Onno Ruhl Annette Dixon . Borrower: Department of Economic Affairs Ministry of Finance Government of India Responsible Agency: POWERGRID Corporation Limited Contact: B Mishra Title: Executive Director Telephone No.: 91-124-2571955 Email: [email protected] . Project Financing Data(in USD Million) [ X ] Loan [ ] IDA Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ] Credit [ ] Grant [ ] Other Total Project Cost: 952.20 Total Bank Financing: 470.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 . I Financing Source Amount Borrower 482.20 International Bank for Reconstruction and 470.00 Development Total 952.20 . Expected Disbursements (in USD