Second Programmatic Electricity Distribution Reform DPL for Rajasthan

closed

The development objective of Second Programmatic Electricity Distribution Reform Development Policy Loan for Rajasthan for India are to support the turnaround of the electricity distribution sector in Rajasthan, by (a) strengthening the governance framework, (b) enhancing policies to restructure its finances, and (c) improving its operational performance. This operation is the second in a series of two Development Policy Loans (DPLs) that supports the Government of Rajasthan (GoR)’s program for the turnaround of the distribution sector in Rajasthan under the 24x7 Power for All (PFA) program. The World Bank has recently also prepared a Rajasthan-Inclusive and Sustained Growth Report, which confirms the importance of freeing up resources from power sector subsidies toward higher priority spending on human and physical capital accumulation.