KEGOC: NORTH-SOUTH POWER TRANSMISSION

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Project Summary Document
Environmental and Social Documentation
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Project ID 28275

Status Complete

Location

Kazakhstan

Business Sector

Energy

Notice Type

Public

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Project ID 28275

Status Complete

Location

Kazakhstan

Business Sector

Energy

Notice Type

Public

Environmental Category

Approval Date

25 Nov 2003

Disclosure date

01 Aug 2003

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

Project Description

The proposed project will finance the construction of 270 km YukGres-Shu first section of the new North-South 500kV electricity transmission line to address energy and peak supply deficits in South Kazakhstan, improve electricity transmission reliability, reduce transmission losses and contribute to development of regional electricity trade in Central Asia. The project's funding will be used for civil works, steel towers, overhead transmission line conductors and other equipments.

Transition Impact

The project will promote competition and trade both on national and regional levels in allowing a low cost producer in North Kazakhstan to supply South Kazakhstan and the Central Asia integrated system and to meet winter electricity supply shortages in Uzbekistan. The project will contribute to the integration of the regional economy. In addition, The project will seek to achieve improvements in the existing transmission tariff methodology to reflect best international practice.

The Client

Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC), the State-owned natural monopoly high-voltage long distance electricity transmission and dispatch company.

EBRD Finance

A non-sovereign senior loan of US$ 60 million to be partially syndicated to commercial banks.

Project Cost

Approx. US$ 89.5 million

Environmental Impact

The project was screened B/1 requiring environmental analysis and environmental audit. This public sector project involves construction of a new power transmission line within an existing corridor. Environmental impacts associated with this type of project include, inter alia, air emissions, physical alteration and the impact on sensitive natural habitats, archaeological sites, and agricultural and commercial areas, disposal of construction waste as well as safety during construction. These construction related issues can be dealt with by applying suitable working practises, thus keeping any negative impact to a minimum.

Technical Cooperation

None.

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

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Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

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No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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