Uganda: $100m loan for grid expansion and reinforcement

The World Bank Group on 31 May approved a $100m loan for the Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Project (Gerp), which is expected to run until October 2022. Some $27.3m is also being provided for the project by the Ugandan government. Gerp will fund the construction of new transmission infrastructure and provide support for the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD).