Ethiopia Electrification Program (ELEAP) (WB-P160395)

Countries
  • Ethiopia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
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
Mar 1, 2018
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
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC COOPERA
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Hydropower
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 375.00 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)
$ 677.00 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
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Feb 27, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Nov 23, 2016

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

The development objective of Electrification Program Project is to increase access to electricity in Ethiopia and to enhance institutional capacity for planning and implementation of the government’s electrification program. The National Electrification Program (NEP) aims to achieve universal electrification by 2025. The NEP will be carried out in phases, with the immediate focus being on the early years of the Program (2018–2023). The NEP is organized into three pillars addressing the dominant challenges of the sector: (a) Pillar 1: Ongrid electrification; (b) Pillar 2: Off-grid service provisioning; and (c) Pillar 3: Sector capacity and institutional reform. Each of the pillars provides a specific menu of activities to be carried out to reach universal electrification. The phased focus under the NEP also allows for enhanced technical planning and coordinated fund mobilization. The PforR instrument is well suited to support the NEP. The PforR instrument allows the establishment of high-level, programmatic targets, compared with the traditional investment approach, with focus on project-based implementation. As such, the PforR instrument provides a unique opportunity to influence system wide improvements by supporting the GoE’s flagship engagement in the electricity sector, that is, the NEP. The PforR allows the GoE to use and strengthen its own systems, which not only ensures longer-term sustainability of the NEP but also provides a unique window of dialogue on core issues.

Investment Description
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Contact: Fisseha Aberra
Title: Director, International Financial Corporation Directorate
TEmail: faberrak@gmail.com

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