South Sudan: AfDB grant for Juba grid


Issue 268 - 20 Dec 2013 | 1 minute read

The African Development Bank board has approved an African Development Fund grant of $26m to rehabilitate and expand the distribution networks in Juba. The Power Distribution System Rehabilitation and Expansion Project aims to provide reliable electricity supply from existing and future generation facilities, thus satisfying the suppressed load and demand growth in Juba. The project consists of the construction of 145km of low-voltage 33kV lines; 370km of medium-voltage lines; the purchase and installation of 195 transformer stations; and 20,000 prepaid meters for connecting 20,000 new customers.

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