ADDIS ABABA TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING PROJECT (AATDRUP) (AFDB-P-ET-FA0-013)

Countries
  • Ethiopia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Addis Ababa, surrounding towns
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Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Nov 22, 2017
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
ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC POWER
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 52.36 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)
$ 111.92 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Feb 26, 2020

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Project Description
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The project will cover the capital Addis Ababa & surrounding areas targeting estimated population of 4.5 million inhabitants.

The main socio-economic impact of the proposed project is the upgrade and expansion of the transmission & distribution network in Addis Ababa and its surroundings
to meet growing demand of city.
The project aims to:

  • ensuring acceptable quality and reliability of electricity supply for housing development, new commercial and industrial centers, the new light rail system and development of small and medium e businesses. 

  • improve and strengthen power supply to the surrounding urban areas where power shortages (due to electricity supply network limitation) have affected the provision of vital social services, including health delivery and water supply.

  • increase the supply capacity and reduce system power losses thereby enabling the regular supply of electricity to households, enterprises, social services as well as government facilities. This will contribute to improving access rates, economic growth and the living conditions for the population.


(Source: from disclosure).

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Total cost: 154390000
Currency: UAC

Source(s) of financing
ADF: 72230000
Cofinanced: 66850000
Government: 15210000


Contact Information
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Task Manager: ABIYEHOY Girma Mekuria, RDGE1 / no contact details provided at the time of disclosure

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AfDB

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