Ghana: AfDB finances electricity distribution project
Issue 273
- 14 Mar 2014
| 2 minute read
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on 26 February approved a $30.47m grant and $43.9m loan for a project to reinforce and extend the electricity distribution network. The government will contribute $11.5m to the project, which aims to connect around 37,800 households to the grid, provide off-grid solar power to 60 communities and establish a reliable energy supply for 30 schools and 30 health centres, all by 2017. There will also be a substantial capacity-building element at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Renewable Energy Authority.
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