Niger - Energy Sector Competitiveness and Governance Support Program - Phase I (PAGSEC – I) (AFDB-P-NE-KA0-014)

Regions
  • Africa
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Countries
  • Niger
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Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
C
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Voting Date
Sep 25, 2025
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Borrower
Government of Niger
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Sectors
  • Energy
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 140.50 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)
$ 140.50 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 Jun 29, 2026

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Project Description
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According to the AfDB, the proposed operation is a UA 105 000 000 African Development Fund loan to finance the first phase of the Energy Sector Governance and Competitiveness Support Programme (PAGSEC-I). PAGSEC is a two-phase general budget support programme designed to address two core challenges:

(i) remove key constraints on economic competitiveness, especially limited access to energy, to support economic recovery; and
(ii) strengthen financial governance and transparency, with a focus on strengthening resilience (inclusion of vulnerable population groups, gender considerations, and climate-related factors). PAGSEC-I is the first phase of two programmatic budget support operations covering the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years, with a total indicative envelope of UA 210 million.

The programme will be co-financed by the OPEC Fund for an indicative amount of USD 30 000 000, of which USD 15 000 000 will be allocated for the first phase. The programme will be implemented in a challenging context in Niger whose economy and population have been significantly impacted by international sanctions following the 26 July 2023 coup d’état which deposed the Government elected in 2021, and persistent insecurity in several regions.

The programme aims to promote Niger's economic competitiveness and resilience to multiple shocks by improving access to energy, encouraging private sector development, strengthening the budgetary framework, and prioritizing vulnerable populations in public policies. More specifically, the programme will contribute to:

(i) improving access to energy and enhancing private-sector competitiveness in order to consolidate economic growth and recovery;
(ii) improving tax revenue mobilization, public financial management and transparency to create the fiscal space necessary to finance PRSP priorities; and
(iii) enhancing the social conditions of women and men in Niger by improving the mainstreaming of gender and social spending into public policies.

The executing agency will be the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

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AfDB Team Leader:

Alain Fabrice Ekpo
Email: a.ekpo@afdb.org 

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