Regional Power Trade and Market Project (WB-P510604)

Countries
  • Burundi
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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
Jun 4, 2026
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
Eastern Africa Power Pool
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 Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 10.00 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 10.00 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)
$ 13.50 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 @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 21, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Jan 1, 2023

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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.

According to the development objective is to enable an increase in regional power trade in the Eastern Africa Power Pool.

This project finances technical assistance to strengthen regional electricity market integration and power trade in the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) region. It supports the launch and operation of a centralized day-ahead market, enhances regional grid reliability and operational readiness, and harmonizes regional and national power system planning to facilitate priority infrastructure development--including supporting upstream preparatory studies for public-private partnership (PPP) transmission projects that will be identified during project implementation. The project also focuses on institutional strengthening of the EAPP Secretariat, promoting regional coordination, stakeholder engagement, and women's empowerment in the energy sector. Additionally, it bolsters the capacity and regulatory functions of the Independent Regulatory Board (IRB) to ensure effective oversight, transparency, and harmonization of national regulatory frameworks, fostering a competitive and integrated regional power market.The project is structured along the following components:1. EAPP Regional Market and Trade Strengthening2. Regional Grid Operations Support3. Planning and Priority Infrastructure Development4. Institutional Strengthening of EAPP GS and Regional Coordination5. Regional Regulatory Strengthening

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World Bank

Kabir Malik
Senior Energy Economist
Grace Njeru
Energy Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient
Eastern Africa Power Pool General Secretariat

Implementing Agencies
Eastern Africa Power Pool General Secretariat

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