China - Taiyuan Urban Infrastructure

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB2671 Project Name Taiyuan Urban Infrastructure Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector General transportation sector (100%) Project ID P081615 Borrower(s) THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Implementing Agency Taiyuan Development Planning Commission Environment Category [X] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared December 5, 2006 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization February 29, 2008 Estimated Date of Board Approval July 15, 2008 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement Regional and Urban Context Taiyuan, with a population of 3.7 million, is the capital city of the central Chinese province of Shanxi. Coal was central to Shanxi