OECD-ADB High-level Roundtable on Green Finance Opportunities in ASEAN, 31 October 2019, OECD, Paris, France

1. CAMBODIA’S
NATIONAL
SOLAR PARK
• How an ADB-supported project delivered ASEAN’s lowest solar energy tariff
• How ADB is using Cambodia's solar energy success to expand work across ASEAN
29 October 2019 | Paris, France
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2. Video Narrative
https://www.adb.org/news/videos/helping-cambodia-transition-cleaner-energy-0
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3. Solar PV Plant Tender Process: Based on International Best Practices
Evaluation Process
Pre-Bid
Engagement
• Pre-bid meeting.
• Site visit
• Response to
Bidders
clarifications
Best and Final
Offer (BAFO)
• Tariff proposed
in BAFO
proposal should
not be greater
than tariff in
Financial
proposal
• Designed to
attract best
possible price for
EDC
Financial
Evaluation
• Compliance with
financial
requirements
mentioned in the
IFB
Technical
Evaluation
• Compliance with
technical
requirements
mentioned in the
IFB
Prequalification
• Pre-qualification
based on
financial and
technical criteria
• Ensures
selection of only
credible
developers
Negotiation
& Project
Award
Signing of
Project
Agreements
Financial
Closure
Launch of
Tender
Documents
26 bids
received
18 bidders
prequalified
18 bids
technically
compliant
Tariff: USc
4.415 /
kWh
Tariff: USc
3.877 /
kWh
Pre-bid Meeting Site Visit Public Opening of
Financial Proposal
Public Opening of BAFO
148 bidders
purchased tender
documents
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4. Project attracted Interest from 26 Foreign as well as Local Bidders
International Bidders
Local Bidders
Shaanxi Snock
Co. Ltd.
B. Grimm Power
(Poipet) Co., Ltd.
Green Yellow
Simplified Ltd. Co.NPS 789 Green
Energy Co., Ltd.
Kaishan
International
Harbin Jiuzhou
Electric Co.
VKON Power
(VBB)
Glow Energy
Prime Road
Alternative Co.
Gia Lai Electricity
Co.
China Malaysia
ThailandSingapore Philippines
U.A.E Vietnam France Japan India
Note: The mentioned bidders have been classified into International and Local based on country of registration of bidding entities.
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5. Tariff for First Phase of Cambodia National Solar Park:
Lowest in the ASEAN region
9.1
7.6
3.877
4.2
7.9
9.4
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10 MW Bavet Solar PV,
Cambodia
2016
4 Projects - Cummulative 140 MW
Solar PV, Cambodia
2018-19
60 MW Solar PV, Cambodia
National Solar Park
2019
100 MW Solar PV, Malaysia LSS
III
2019
Indonesia Price Ceiling (avoided
cost, BPP)
Vietnam FiT
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201
9
USD cents / kWh
Cambodia
Other ASEAN
Countries
Lowest Tariff in ASEAN
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6. PART II:
EXPANDING
CLEAN AND
AFFORDABLE
POWER IN
ASEAN
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7. The ADB solution will focus on catalyzing green
finance from public and private sectors.
The ADB solution will support all types of renewable
energy projects with scale, low cost and high
replicability potential. Technologies covered are:
• Ground-mounted solar PV
• Floating solar PV
• Onshore wind
• Offshore wind
• Energy storage and hybrid solutions
The ADB solution
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8. The ADB Enabling Clean &
Affordable Power in ASEAN
Program leverages on all
possible ADB supports and
provides a one-stop shop
for governments and
private sector
ADB’s Program
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9. PROJECT PREPARATION
(1) Pre-project development support
(2) Transaction advisory support
TENDER PROCESS
ADB will accompany the government partner
through the tender / auction from end to end.
FINANCIAL CLOSE
In addition to sovereign funding wherever
appropriate, during financial close, ADB will
leverage on possible non sovereign financing to
the winning bidder, as well as sovereign or non-
sovereign guarantees.
ADB will be providing an end to end
solution to respective ASEAN
government/public utility, for the scaling up
of their renewable capacity, from project
definition to financial close.
How does the ADB
program work?
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10. Key Contacts
Pradeep Tharakan
ptharakan@adb.org
Southeast Asia Energy Division
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Siddharta Shah
sidshah@adb.org
Office of Public Private Partnerships
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11. Project in a Glance
OVERVIEW
The Project consists of two key components:
• Solar Park Facility
⚬ The solar park facility will include land, substation and
transmission line to connect to the grid.
⚬ Facility will be constructed by Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC)
using public sector financing to accommodate up to 100 MW of
solar PV power generation.
⚬ Land required for the park will be acquired by EDC.
⚬ Construction is being financed through an ADB sovereign loan.
• Solar PV Plants
⚬ Solar PV power pants within the park will be developed, financed,
constructed, operated and maintained by the private sector.
⚬ Power to be purchased by EDC under a PPA, the tariff for which
will be determined through a competitive process.
⚬ Tender process for first phase of 60 MW is currently underway.
Additional solar power plants supplying the remaining capacity
are expected to be tendered out in a subsequent phase.
KEY PROJECT COMPONENTS
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