Cameroon - Support Programme for Recovery of the Power Sector (PARSEC), Phase I (AFDB-P-CM-FA0-011)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Cameroon
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Douala, Yaoundé
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Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
C
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Dec 14, 2023
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Cameroon
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 81.28 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 81.28 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 162.56 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Mar 2, 2024

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Project Description
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As stated by the AfDB, the Support programme for the recovery of the electricity sector in Cameroon (PARSEC)-Phase I is a Cameroonian government program aimed at increasing the country's electricity supply and improving electricity sector governance, with a view to creating the conditions for strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. PARSEC is based on targeted measures aimed at improving the performance of the electricity sector, which is marked by low transmission and distribution yields, insufficient and poorly qualified human resources, and a highly uncertain system for collecting royalties. The program will be implemented through two main components: (i) increasing electricity sector revenues, and (ii) improving sector governance.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The AfDB categorized the project risks as follows -
Environmental Category: 3
Climate Safeguards Categorization: 3

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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AfDB Team Leader:

Jean-Pierre Mutsinzi
Email: jp.mutsinzi@afdb.org

Implementing Agency - Ministère de l'Eau et de l'Énergie:

Location: 70, Yaoundé, Cameroun
Phone: +237 222 22 61 83
Fax: +237 222 22 61 77
Email: mail@minee.cm
Website: https://minee.cm/

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AfDB

The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), which is administered by the Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU), is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an African Development Bank (AfDB)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the IRM, it may assist you by either seeking to address your problems by facilitating a dispute resolution dialogue between you and those implementing the project and/or investigating whether the AfDB complied with its policies to prevent environmental and social harms. You can submit a complaint electronically by emailing crmuinfo@afdb.org, b.kargougou@afdb.org, b.fall@afdb.org, and/or s.toure@afdb.org. You can learn more about the IRM and how to file a complaint at: https://www.afdb.org/en/independent-review-mechanism/ 

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