Transport

Project Business
Opportunities in
South Asia:

September 2018
 Country Strategy
Bangladesh ❖ Greater connectivity
(opportunities for the poor)
Bhutan
❖ Regional cooperation (shared
India prosperity)
Maldives ❖ Sustainable (safe, clean and
Nepal affordable for all)

Sri Lanka ❖ Innovation & high-technology

 Proposed Pipeline
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
BHUTAN: Yonphula Domestic Airport
Runway Rehabilitation

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 Metro Rail Systems:
India (Mumbai, Indore, Chennai) and Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Rapid Rail Transit (Inter-city):
India (Delhi – Meerut)

Parameters
Length (km) 90
Travel time (min) 62
No. of Station 17
Length in Delhi 9.7
(km) (UG)
Underground 30
(km)
Elevated (km) 60
NEPAL Air Transport Connectivity Enhancement:
Kathmandu
 2018 Program
Approval IND SASEC Road Connectivity T2 150.00
Approval IND Bihar State Roads Improvement III 200.00
Approval IND Second Rural Roads Connectivity Investment Program (T2) 110.00

Approval NEP SASEC Highway Improvement Project 180.00

Approval SRI SASEC Port Access Elevated Highway 300.00

Committed BAN Railway Rolling Stock Operations Improvement 360.00

Committed IND Second Rural Roads Connectivity Investment Program (T1) 250.00

Committed IND Railway Sector Investment Program T3 120.00

Signing IND Karnataka State Highways III Project 346.00

Standby BAN SASEC Chittagong Port Enhancement 73.00

Standby IND Rajasthan State Highways T2 280.00

Standby SRI CMB Suburban Railway Efficiency 150.00
SUM NET OF STANDBY 2,016.00
 Program 2019
Approval BAN SASEC Chittagong Port Enhancement 73.00
Approval BAN Dhaka Metro TA Loan (COL) 10.00
Approval BAN Multimodal Transport Connectivity Projects 35.00
Approval BAN SASEC Chittagong Cox Bazar Railway Tranche 2 200.00
Promoting PPP in Madhya Pradesh Road Sector
Approval
IND Project 470.00
Approval IND Rajasthan State Highways T2 280.00
Approval IND Chhattisgarh Roads Connectivity Project 350.00
Approval IND Mumbai Metro Rail Systems Project 925.00
Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
Approval IND 350.00
Investment Program
Approval IND Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity 484.00
Approval NEP Mugling Pokhara Road Project 150.00
Approval SRI CMB Suburban Railway Efficiency 150.00
Approval SRI Second iRoad T2 150.00
Approval SRI iRoad T5 150.00
Standby IND SASEC Road Connectivity T3 50.00
Standby IND Second Rural Connectivity T3 110.00
Standby BAN Greater Dhaka Sustainable Transport - AF 90.00
Standby BAN SASEC Dhaka Southwest Corridor Tranche 1 200.00
SASEC Dhaka Northwest Corridor (Phase 3) Tranche
Standby BAN 200.00
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Standby BAN Dhaka Chittagong High Speed Rail 200.00
Standby IND Indore Metro Rail 250.00
Standby NEP Aviation Sector Development Program 200.00
SUM NET OF STANDBY 3,777.00
 Opportunities
Works and Equipment

Road & Long span bridges, river training and erosion control, slope protection, road
Highways safety
Mostly domestic contractors. Only in long-span bridges, tunnels, would
international contractors find space

Railways Track work, BG/MG dual gauge, signaling, electrification

Rolling stock (locomotives, coaches) – but with “make in India” provisions

Airports Airside works, terminals, aerobridges, BHS, FIDS, NAVAIDs, fire fighting
equipment
However, not much activity with multilateral finance

Seaports Harbor infrastructure (breakwater, access channel & basin, NAVAIDs) &
terminal facilities & equipment
However, not much activity with multilateral finance

Consulting Services

Due Diligence, Sector Policy & Reform, Planning, Engineering, Climate Change Adaptation,
Procurement, Project Management
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Challenges
• Unclear program, delays in project preparation, changes
in projects including suddenly dropping or adding
• Contracting capacity
• Specifications are not the “best” and not for life-cycle
costing
• Domestic content requirements such as “make in India”
• Some sectors are not moving ahead:
• Bangladesh: rail, quite slow. Ports unclear, and airports not
• India: ports and airports on PPP
• Sri Lanka: rail just starting with low capacity
 Opportunities for collaboration
• Metro rail
• Dhaka
• Mumbai and Chennai?
• Others?
• Railway
• Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Others?
• Ports
• Bangladesh or Sri Lanka
• Roads
• Seems to be opportunistic, such as Colombo Port Access and
NKB
• Any other possibilities?
 Contact person:
South Asia Transport and Communications
Ravi Peri, Director
rperi@adb.org
Thank you!