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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (https:\/\/www.AfDB.org\/<\/a>) has approved a loan of UA 30 million ($42.9) million to finance the second phase of a major power transmission and interconnection project in Madagascar.<\/p>\n

The Power Transmission Network Reinforcement and Interconnection Project in Madagascar (PRIRTEM-II) includes the construction of a 135-km, 220 kV interconnection line between the capital Antananarivo and the central industrial city of Antsirabe\u0301.<\/p>\n

The project will help to feed the power generated by the Sahofika Hydropower Plant into the national grid, supplying some 8 million people with affordable, clean energy.<\/p>\n

The financing comprises a loan of UA 20 million ($28.6 million) from the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional lending window of the Bank, and a loan of UA 10 million ($14.3 million) from Pillar 1 of the Transition Support Facility (TSF), the Bank\u2019s financing mechanism for fragile and transition countries.<\/p>\n

The second phase of the project also includes the electrification of 19 villages in the Soanindrariny, Ambohidranandriana, Ambatomena and Ambohimiarivo municipal councils of central Madagascar, a country which, despite having huge renewable energy potential, has an electricity access rate of only 15% nationally and 6% in rural areas.<\/p>\n

The Bank’s country manager in Madagascar, Mohamed Cherif, said the project demonstrates the Bank\u2019s commitment to increasing access to clean and low-cost energy. This, in turn, is expected to lead to the emergence of new economic opportunities, the development of industrialization, increased business competitiveness and job creation on the Indian Ocean island.<\/p>\n

As the sector\u2019s lead donor, the Bank is already actively engaged in several transformative energy projects in Madagascar, including PRIRTEM-I and the Sahofika plant, both intricately linked to PRIRTEM-II.<\/p>\n

The project is aligned with the Bank\u2019s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2017-2021 for Madagascar, which focuses on the development of energy and transport infrastructure to support the country\u2019s inclusive growth, as well as with the National Energy Policy (NPE).<\/p>\n

The project is also in line with the Bank\u2019s New Deal on Energy for Africa 2016-2025, as well as its High-5 priorities “Light up and Power Africa” and “Improve the quality of life for the people of Africa.”<\/p>\n

The financing was approved on 11 December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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