Multinational - Desert to Power Initiative - 225 KV Mauritania-Mali Electrical Interconnection and Associated Solar Power Plant Development Project (AFDB-P-Z1-FA0-228)

Regions
  • Africa
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Countries
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Kayes Region in Mali
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Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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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 Mali, Government of Mauritania
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Sectors
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 33.32 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 33.32 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 66.64 million
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Bank Documents
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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 Desert to Power Initiative - 225 KV Mauritania-Mali Electrical Interconnection and Associated Solar Power Plant Development Project is adopted by the Republic of Mali and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in the context where the electricity sub-sectors in both countries faces significant challenges, including (i) a low electricity access rate; (ii) an electricity supply-demand gap; and (iii) a marked predominance of fossil fuel-based power generation in the energy mix. PIEMM will comprise three components: (A) Construction of Electrical Infrastructure; (B) Institutional Support; and (C) Project Management. It will be implemented over seven (7) years, from January 2024 to December 2030.

The project will benefit about 2.2 million people in Mauritania, 52% of them women and help to connect 80 000 new households in 150 agro-pastoral localities. The project will be implemented in Kayes Region in Mali and will benefit about 500 000 people, including 20 000 households in the 50 localities that will be connected to the network. In addition to the above-mentioned beneficiaries, the project will directly benefit the two countries’ governments (which will collect taxes from project activities) and the two national power utility companies which will improve their performance, as well as 60 professional entities (schools, training centres, health centres, handicraft workshops, women’s professional groups, etc.) in the localities covered by the project.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The AfDB categorized the project risks as follows -
Environmental Category: 1
Climate Safeguards Categorization: 2

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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As stated on the company's website, a player in the development and promotion of Mali's electricity sector, Énergie du Mali -SA is an industrial and commercial company.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Société Energie du Mali SA (EDM-SA) Contractor Energy

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AfDB Team Leader:

Pierre Djaigbe
Email: p.djaigbe@afdb.org

Implementing Agency - Energie du Mali SA:

Website: https://www.edmsa.ml/

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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