World Bank funds Ethiopian power grid


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World Bank Ethiopia Power Funding supports electricity access, grid expansion, and rural electrification in Addis Ababa and 50 villages, via a $180 million development credit to upgrade infrastructure and drive inclusive economic growth.

 

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A World Bank credit initiative to expand Ethiopia's power grid, boost rural electrification, and spur economic growth.

  • $180m credit for upgrades in major cities
  • Rural electrification in about 50 villages
  • Coverage gains for roughly 700,000 people

 

A $180 million credit for Ethiopia will help the country increase the amount of electricity available to rural communities, the World Bank said.

 

The World Bank said it awarded the additional financing to help the Ethiopian government expand electricity coverage for its citizens, amid global moves like Brazil's $57 billion plan to strengthen its power sector as well.

The bank said that despite development in the African nation and regional interconnections like the 400 MW power line agreed by Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya, more than 80 percent of the population is living without modern electricity.

"It is the objective of the World Bank and the government of Ethiopia to radically change this situation," the bank said in a statement.

The $180 million credit supports upgrades in several major Ethiopian cities, including the capital Addis Ababa, similar to Tanzania's transmission expansion efforts across its grid. Rural projects would expand the electricity coverage in about 50 villages, increasing the total coverage area for around 700,000 people.

Raihan Elahi, a task manager at the World Bank, said work in Ethiopia has "has expanded electricity access to a large number of rural and small town dwellers on a sustainable basis, drawing on innovations like Tunisia's smart grid rollout where relevant, and supported income-generating activities made possible by the new power supply."

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