Additional Financing to PK: Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project: The overall project development objective is to facilitate a sustainable expansion in Pakistan's electricity generation capacity. The Project would also strengthen WAPDA's capacity to develop the country's hydropower resources. Negotiations authorized on 30 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157372. US$390.0/300.0 (IBRD/ZMUL). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
Pakistan Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project: The development objective is to enhance financial inclusion in Pakistan by expanding the range and scale of financial services available to underserved market segments including women and MSMEs, and by modernizing the financial infrastructure. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan; Development Finance Group, State Bank of Pakistan; Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.
