PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) is required to review and finalize the project documents prepared by the implementing agencies, Ha Noi Power Corporation (HNPC), and Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (HCMPC), including:
(i) reviewing the governing master plans or equivalent for the transmission and distribution system development;
(ii) reviewing the pre-feasibility studies and feasibility studies of the subprojects;
(iii) ensuring that the safeguards documents are prepared in accordance with ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS; 2009);
(iv) preparation of financial and economic analyses of the project and subprojects;
(v) preparation of bidding documents for priority subprojects;
(vi) procurement capacity assessment of the implementing agencies;
(vii) addressing common procurement issues in power sector projects in Viet Nam;
(viii) assessing utility management practices of the implementing agencies and recommending comprehensive capacity development program to build their institutional capacities with due consideration for support provided by development partners including JICA, KfW and the World Bank;
(ix) reviewing all existing plans and road maps for the introduction of smart grid to implementing agencies and proposing a smart grid component for the project including an appropriate capacity development program; and
(x) providing project start-up support after the completion of the Final Report.
It may be noted that the financial management capacity assessment of the implementing agencies is being executed by an ADB staff consultant recruited outside the scope of the PPTA.