Smart Grid Phase I (Sub-consultancy)

The project, Modernization of Power Distribution – Smart Grid Phase I concerns investments in the 33kV and 11kV distribution systems of Bangladesh Rural electrification Board (BREB). Cooperation with BREB encompasses the renovation of wooden pole type 33/11kV rural substations. The consulting services for the feasibility studies have been launched beginning of July 2018 for BREB. KfW financing foresees a loan of EUR 120.0 million and a grant of EUR 2.2 million. 

The overall impacts of the Project on the environment and the socio-economic situation of the targeted communities will be positive and beneficial. However, individual interventions under the Project may have (mainly limited) adverse impacts on the environment and local communities. The overall objective of the assignment is the provision of guidance for the management of environmental and social risks and impacts of the Project in line with national legal requirements and with the international environmental and social safeguard standards (WB Environmental and Social Safeguard Standards, World Bank Group’s Environmental and Health and Safety Guidelines including: General EHS Guidelines, EHS Guidelines on Power Transmission and Distribution, For labor and working conditions: IFC PS2: Labor and Working Conditions and ILO Core Labor Standards). 

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