9th ADB Business Opportunities Fair

Transport, South Asia

By: Dong-Kyu Lee
15 March 2018
 Region/Country Strategy
Bangladesh  Greater connectivity
(opportunities for the poor)
Bhutan
 Regional cooperation
India
(shared prosperity)
Maldives
 Sustainable (safe, clean
Nepal and affordable for all)
Sri Lanka
 Region/Country Strategy
2017 $ millions
Lending 1,536
Technical Assistance 4
Contract award 1,485
Disbursement 1,109
2018-2019 Program $ millions
Lending 4, 164
Technical Assistance 10
 Current Portfolio by Subsector
($ million)

Country Road Rail Water Air ICT Total

Bangladesh 757.9 1,358.0 - - - 2,115.9
Bhutan 39.2 - - 10.9 4.7 54.8
India 5,411.6 566.0 - - - 5,977.6
Maldives - 9.7 - - 9.7
Nepal 295.9 - - 75.2 23.5 394.6
Sri Lanka 883 - - - - 883.0
Total 7,387.6 1,924.0 9.7 86.1 28.2 9,435.6
% 78.3% 20.4% 0.1% 1.0% 0.3% 100.0%
 BANGLADESH SASEC:
Dhaka-Northwest Corridor Road Project, Phase 2
 BANGLADESH SASEC:
Dhaka-Northwest Corridor Road Project, Phase 2
BHUTAN: Yonphula Domestic Airport
Runway Rehabilitation

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 Metro Rail Systems:
India (Jaipur, Mumbai and Indore) and Bangladesh (Dhaka)
NEPAL Air Transport Connectivity Enhancement:
Kathmandu
 Lending Pipeline, 2017-2019 (1/5)
BAN  SASEC Dhaka-Northwest Corridor Road Project, Phase 2,
Tranche 1 ($300m, part of $1,200 MFF, 2017)
 SASEC Chittagong Port Enhancement Project, Phase 1 ($85m,
2018)
 Railway Rolling Stock Operations Improvement ($360m, 2018)
 Multimodal Transport Project Preparatory Facility ($50m, 2018)
 SASEC Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Railway Project Phase 1,
Tranche 2 ($400m, part of $1,500m MFF, 2019)
 Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project-Additional
Financing ($120m, 2019)
 SASEC Dhaka-Chittagong Railway Project Phase 1, Tranche 1
($150m, part of $1,000m MFF, 2019)
 Dhaka Metro Project ($10m, 2019)

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 Lending Pipeline, 2017-2019 (2/5)
BHU  SASEC Air Connectivity Project ($20m, 2019)
NEP  SASEC Highway Improvement Project ($150m, 2018)

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 Lending Pipeline, 2017-2019 (3/5)
SRI  Integrated Road Investment Program Tranche 4 ($150m, part of
$800m MFF, 2017)
 Second Integrated Road Investment Program Tranche 1 ($150m,
part of $900 MFF, 2017)
 Colombo Suburban Railway Efficiency Improvement Project
($100m, 2018)
 SASEC Port Access Elevated Highway ($250m, 2018)
 Second Integrated Road Investment Program Tranche 2 ($150m,
part of $900m MFF, 2019)
 Integrated Road Investment Program Tranche 5 ($150m, part of
$800m MFF, 2019)
 Second Transport Project Preparatory Facility ($20m, 2019)

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 Lending Pipeline, 2017-2019 (4/5)
IND  Karnataka State Highways III Project ($346m, 2017)
 Railway Sector Investment Program Tranche 3 ($120m, part of
$500m MFF, 2017)
 Rajasthan State Highway Investment Program Tranche 1
($220m, part of $500m MFF, 2017)
 Second Rural Connectivity Investment Program Tranche 1
($250m, part of $500m MFF, 2017)
 Bihar State Highways III Project ($200m, 2018)
 SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Program, Tranche 2
($150, part of $500m MFF, 2018)
 Mumbai Metro Rail Investment Project, Tranche 1 ($300m, part
of $1,100m MFF, 2019)

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 Lending Pipeline, 2017-2019 (5/5)
IND  Chhattisgarh Road Connectivity Project ($350m, 2019)
 Madhya Pradesh Road Development Sector Project ($665m,
2019)
 Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity Project ($484m, 2019)

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change. 14
 Nonlending Pipeline, 2017-2019
BAN  SASEC Dhaka-Northwest Corridor Road Project Phase 2 (CD,
$2.0m, 2017)
 Railway Rolling Stock Operations Improvement Project ($0.5m,
2018)
 SASEC Chittagong Port Enhancement ($1.50m, 2018)
 Dhaka Metro Project, Tranche 1 ($1.0m, 2019)
SRI  Railway Master Plan (PATA, $1.50m, 2017)
 SASEC Port Access Elevated Highway ($0.5m, 2018)
 Expressway Connectivity Investment Program (CD, $1.0m, 2019)

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 Nonlending Pipeline, 2017-2019
IND  Second Rural Connectivity Investment Program (CD, $0.50m,
2017)
 Preparing Transport Sector Projects (PP, $1.0m, 2018)
 Preparing SASEC Roads II Program (PP, $0.5m, 2019)
 Capacity Building for State Roads (CD, $1.0m, 2019)
 Preparing Transport Sector Projects II (PP, $1.0m, 2019)
REG  Supporting Innovation and Knowledge Exchange for Transport
Projects in South Asia (PP/CD, $2.0m, 2018)

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 Opportunities
Works and Equipment
Road & Long span bridges, river training and erosion
Highways control, slope protection, road safety
Railways Track work, BG/MG dual gauge, signaling,
electrification, rolling stocks (locomotives, coaches)
Airports Airside works, terminals, aerobridges, BHS, FIDS,
NAVAIDs, fire fighting equipment
Seaports Harbor infrastructure (breakwater, access channel &
basin, NAVAIDs) & terminal facilities & equipment

Consulting Services
Due Diligence, Sector Policy & Reform, Planning, Engineering,
Climate Change Adaptation, Procurement, Project Management
 Contact person:
South Asia Transport and Communications
Ravi Peri, Director
rperi@adb.org