📋 Tender Overview
SUMMARY
STATUS
Proposed
MEMBER
Sri Lanka
SECTOR
Energy
E&S CATEGORY
Category B
PROJECT NUMBER
000921
FINANCING
PROPOSED FUNDING AMOUNT
USD22 million
FINANCING TYPE
Sovereign
TIMELINE
CONCEPT REVIEW
January 23, 2025
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the project is to construct a transmission network from Sampur to Kappalthurai to enhance power evacuation capacity, enabling the integration of potential renewable energy sources from the northeastern region of Sri Lanka into the national grid.
DESCRIPTION
The project involves building a new Grid Substation (GSS) in Sampur, a 38-kilometer, 220-kilovolt (kV) double-circuit transmission line from Sampur GSS to Kappalthurai GSS and extending one 220kV line bay at Kappalthurai GSS. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) aims to create the necessary infrastructure to transmit power from the potential future renewable energy plants, including planned Sampur Solar PV plant. The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) targets generating 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The Renewable Energy Resource Development Plan 2021-2026 indicates that Sampur, Trincomalee region has the potential for around 300 MW of solar power generation. To capitalize on this potential, the CEB, with financial backing from AIIB, plans to expand the transmission network in the region.
The following activities are planned in the project scope:
Construction of 220/33 kV GSS at Sampur and 1x220 kV transmission line bay at Kappalthurai GSS;
Construction of around 38-km 220kV double circuit transmission line (initially charged at 132kV) from Kappalthurai to Sampur.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INFORMATION
Applicable Policies and Categorization. AIIB's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), including the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and the Environmental and Social Exclusion List (ESEL), applies to this project. ESS1 (Environmental and Social Assessment and Management) applies, ESS2 (Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement) is currently being assessed, while and ESS3 (Indigenous Peoples) is not applicable. The project has been classified as Category B following the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), as there are a number of limited potentially adverse impacts, these impacts are not unprecedented or irreversible and can be managed through implementation of international good practice.
Environmental and Social Instruments. An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) has been prepared in 2023 based on national regulations and requirements, and currently, consultants have been mobilized to prepare an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to supplement gaps in compliance to AIIB’s ESF, including an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). Solar Park is being understood as an Associated Facility of the project that is located within the same land and is being built primarily to evacuate the power generated by Solar. An Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD
