LB-POWER SECT. RESTRUCT

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The objectives of this Power Sector Restructuring and Transmission Expansion Project are to: a) expand the high voltage transmission system to meet an integrated system peak demand of approximately 1,500 MW at the N-1 level of reliability; and b) to assist the borrower in implementing the action program in the Letter of Sectoral Development Policy (LSDP) which provides for establishing an enabling environment for private sector involvement in the power section, including the institutional restructuring of the sector. The project comprises two elements: a) an investment component which will include double and single circuit 220-kV transmission lines, underground 220-kV cables and new 220-kV substations; and b) an institutional development component consisting of technical assistance for project implementation, training, and assistance to implement the institutional reform action program defined in the Government's LSDP.