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- Pyongbuk Irrigation Project
Pyongbuk Irrigation Project
Korea DPR
Borrower | Korea DPR |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 24.09.2002 |
Signed | 29.10.2002 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture |
Co-financiers | Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 10.20 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 48.36 |
This project will rehabilitate the Pyongbuk Irrigation System, with the dual aim of increasing agricultural production while conserving energy supplies.
A new reservoir with a storage capacity of 275 million m3 will be formed through the construction of a 650 m-long dam on the Samgyo River. Water will be drawn from the reservoir from a separate outlet tower situated upstream, thereby replacing the existing pump-driven system with gravity-fed technology. Some 64 km of new canals will be built and a pilot project introduced on two farm collectives to establish improved techniques and cropping systems. Upon completion, crop yields and electricity savings are expected to increase substantially.