Kabeli-A Hydro Electric Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Kabeli-A Hydroelectric Project (KAHEP) for Nepal is to add hydropower generation capacity to supply the Nepal electricity authority (NEA) grid through public private investments. The project comprises of three components. The first component, KAHEP will support construction of the KAHEP, including a diversion dam, intake, settling basins, a headrace tunnel, a semi-underground powerhouse, and a tailrace canal. This... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to increase hydropower generation capacity to supply NEA grid through public private investment.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P122406
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Pravin Karki , Subodh Adhikari
Borrower 2
Nepal

Country
Nepal
Disclosure Date
April 30, 2011
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 1, 2014
Effective Date
June 20, 2016

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 108.08 million
Implementing Agency
Investment Board of Nepal,Kabeli Energy Limited,Water and Energy Commission Secretariat,Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2015

Commitment Amount
US$ 46.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 30, 2019

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
February 28, 2022

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs33%
- FY17 - Job Creation33%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development33%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery33%
FY17 - Urban Development33%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery33%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	22.96
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	1.00
IDA Credit	40.00
IDA Grant	6.00
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	38.12

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	46.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	46.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	108.08

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Int Charges	34.20
May 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Int Charges	35,336.12
May 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Int Charges	35,336.12
Jun 19, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	143,565.40
Jul 6, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	251,241.62
Mar 18, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	113,980.93
Dec 18, 2019	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	312,780.53
Oct 16, 2018	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	772,791.00
Jan 22, 2019	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	188,485.45
May 15, 2024	IDA-53380	Int Charges	922.22
May 15, 2024	IDA-53380	Int Charges	922.22
May 15, 2024	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	130,541.95
May 15, 2024	IDA-53380	Int Charges	27,903.34
May 15, 2024	IDA-53380	Int Charges	27,903.34
Jul 1, 2014	IDA-53380	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Jul 1, 2014	IDA-H9000	Loan Commitment	6,000,000.00
May 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	27,906.64
May 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	27,906.64
May 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	2,596.57
May 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	2,596.57
May 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	132,449.78
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	1,380.90
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	1,380.90
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	130,840.85
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	27,533.51
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-53380	Int Charges	27,533.51
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Int Charges	26,663.84
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Int Charges	26,663.84
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	5,886.08
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	123,930.80
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	4,323.87
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	4,323.87
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	138,592.55
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	32,222.74
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	32,222.74
May 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	128,650.27
May 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Int Charges	30,029.60
May 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Int Charges	30,029.60
Mar 8, 2017	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	200,000.00
May 29, 2019	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	125,944.76
May 29, 2019	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	720,648.06
May 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	314.34
May 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	314.34
May 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	32,595.94
May 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	32,595.94
Jun 4, 2019	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	111,037.00
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	238.79
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	238.79
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	35,209.52
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-53380	Int Charges	35,209.52
Apr 30, 2018	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	825,350.00
May 4, 2018	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	400,000.00
May 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	51.62
May 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	51.62
May 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	9,963.02
May 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	9,963.02
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	1,446.17
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	1,446.17
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	26,136.06
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-53380	Int Charges	26,136.06
Nov 26, 2018	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	666,167.70
Oct 16, 2018	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	113,353.21
Oct 16, 2018	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	331,988.30
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-53380	Int Charges	6,707.42
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-53380	Int Charges	6,707.42
Apr 19, 2018	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	1,210,288.00
Apr 30, 2018	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	2,476,050.00
Jul 11, 2017	IDA-53380	Loan Disb	2,550,000.00
May 15, 2022	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	2,626.59
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	488.38
Jul 6, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Cancel	2,389,590.80
Jun 30, 2020	IDA-53380	Loan Cancel	26,369,752.00
May 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	-51,707.55
May 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	51,707.55
May 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	586,719.80
May 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	30,769.74
May 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	30,769.74
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Loan Repay	578,532.00
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Int Charges	35,527.43
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Int Charges	35,527.43
May 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	1,397.86
May 15, 2021	IDA-53380	Int Charges	1,397.86
Apr 23, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	25,314.16
Apr 30, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	84,713.25
Apr 14, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	60,828.42
Apr 14, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	1,076,788.50
Apr 14, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	153,208.50
Jun 29, 2020	IDA-H9000	Loan Disb	7,342.83
May 15, 2020	IDA-53380	Int Charges	34.20

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2019-04-06
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Unsatisfactory	2019-04-06
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2019-04-06
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2019-04-06
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2019-04-06
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2019-04-06
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-04-06

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-15-2021
Outcomes	Highly Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW:	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Highly Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Modest	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Generation Capacity of Hydropower constructed or rehabilitated under the project Value 0.00 0.00 37.90
Date September 23, 2013 September 7, 2020 June 30, 2020
Comment
Generation Capacity of Hydropower constructed under the project Value 0.00 0.00 37.90
Date September 23, 2013 September 7, 2020 June 30, 2020
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Public-private financing mobilized Value 0.00 102.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 September 7, 2020
Comment
Guidelines for CIA Value No guidelines Adopted by GoN
Date July 1, 2014 September 8, 2020
Comment
Number of PDA signed with private hydropower developers Value 0.00 3.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 September 8, 2020
Comment
Progress in construction of dam, tunnel and powerhouse Value 0.00 100.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 September 7, 2020
Comment
Guidelines for Resettlement Value No guidelines adopted by GoN
Date July 1, 2014 September 8, 2020
Comment
Signing of HIDCL consortium agreement Value Financing agreements Effective
Date July 1, 2014 September 7, 2020
Comment

Generation Capacity of Hydropower constructed or rehabilitated under the project	Value	0.00	0.00	37.90
	Date	September 23, 2013	September 7, 2020	June 30, 2020
	Comment

Public-private financing mobilized	Value	0.00	102.00	0.00
	Date	July 1, 2014	September 7, 2020
	Comment

Guidelines for CIA	Value	No guidelines	Adopted by GoN
	Date	July 1, 2014	September 8, 2020
	Comment

Guidelines for Resettlement	Value	No guidelines	adopted by GoN
	Date	July 1, 2014	September 8, 2020
	Comment

Signing of HIDCL consortium agreement	Value	Financing agreements	Effective
	Date	July 1, 2014	September 7, 2020
	Comment