As stated by the AfDB, the project development objective is to contribute to improving electricity access for the population, particularly in rural areas, and the quality of service. More specifically, the project aims to strengthen electrical infrastructure, implement safeguard measures and related studies, and support institutions and local development through activities promoting women’s empowerment and youth professional integration.

The Project to Strengthen the Structures of the Electricity System and Access to Electricity – Phase II (PROSER II) is a sovereign energy investment project in Côte d’Ivoire designed to expand electricity access, particularly in rural areas, and improve the quality of electricity service. Building on the achievements of PROSER I, the project will finance the construction, extension, reinforcement and rehabilitation of medium- and low-voltage electricity infrastructure, social household connections, efficient public lighting, safeguard measures, sector studies, institutional support, and project management. The project includes rural electrification in new localities, reinforcement of electricity networks in Greater Abidjan and several inland cities and district capitals, installation and rehabilitation of public lighting, and support measures for women’s empowerment, youth employability, and sector governance. The total project cost is estimated at EUR 234.56 million, financed by an African Development Bank loan of EUR 103.14 million (44%), an Islamic Development Bank loan of EUR 83.96 million (35.8%), and an Ivorian Government counterpart contribution of EUR 47.46 million (20.2%). The implementing agency is Côte d’Ivoire Énergies (CI-ENERGIES).

The project will be implemented in Côte d’Ivoire, covering both rural and urban areas. It will electrify 244 rural localities in 18 of the country’s 32 regions, improve service in 39 villages in the Séguéla and Odienné districts, and rehabilitate networks in 7 localities in the Duekoué and Bangolo districts. It will also extend, reinforce, or rehabilitate urban distribution networks in Greater Abidjan, the cities of Ferké, Katiola, and Tengrela, and in the district capitals of Kouto, Ouangolodougou, Kong, Madinani, Séguélon, Kaniasso, Samatiguila, Gbéléban, M’bengué, Sinematiali, Sandégué, and Lakota. Under the Electricity for All Programme (PEPT), the project will provide 107,041 household connections, benefiting about 545,909 people, of whom 47.8% are women. Additional beneficiaries include communities receiving 74,010 public lighting points, local authorities, socio-community facilities such as schools, health centres and local government offices, and local micro- and small enterprises such as workshops, petty trading shops and processing units that will gain access to electricity. The project also includes targeted support for 500 women through economic empowerment activities and at least 1,000 young people, including 30% women, for professional integration into the energy sector in electrified localities.

AfDB Team Leader:

Fatimata Ball
Email: f.ball@afdb.org 

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/