West Bank and Gaza Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project (WB-P148600)

Countries
  • Palestine, West Bank, Gaza
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jul 27, 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
PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 11.00 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
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jan 31, 2018

Disclosed by Bank Oct 19, 2016

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Project Description
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The development objective of the Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project for West Bank and Gaza is to enhance the energy sector’s institutional capacity, improve efficiency of the distribution system in targeted areas, and pilot a new business model for solar energy service delivery in Gaza. The project comprises of four components. The first component is strengthening the capacity of Palestinian electricity sector institutions: Palestinian Electricity Transmission Company Limited (PETL) and Palestinian Electricity Regulatory Council (PERC). The second component, improving the operational performance of Palestinian electricity distribution companies consists of following sub-components: (i) revenue protection program; and (ii) management information systems. The third component, improving energy security in Gaza with solar energy supports the design and implementation of a pilot business model for rooftop solar energy in Gaza to ensure wider penetration across population segments while creating a model that can be easily replicated and rapidly scaled up. The fourth component, technical assistance, capacity building, and project management will finance salaries and operational expenditures of the project management unit (PMU) for two years.

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Name: Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PEA)
Contact: Eng. Monther Hammoudeh
Title: PMU Director
Tel: + 970(972) 2 2986192
Email: monther@menr.org

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