Burkina Faso: More World Bank funding for power sector support project

The board of the World Bank has approved a $27m grant and an $8m loan as additional finance for the electricity sector support project (ESSP). The government will provide $2m. The funding will beef up the initial $52.9m project, which became effective in February 2014, aiming to provide wide-ranging support for generation, electrification, energy efficiency and institutional capacity. Two components are being targeted for further support. The first ESSP set aside $25m to expand the grid to 40 unconnected communities using 33kV transmission lines and the existing 34.5kV Bobo-Dioulasso-Ouagadougou line.