Cameroon - Chad Power Interconnection Project

active

Prospective

The objective of the Power Interconnection Project for Cameroon and Chad is to: (i) interconnect the Southern and Northern power systems of Cameroon; (ii) enable electricity trade between Cameroon and Chad; and (iii) increase access to electricity in the Chad capital city of N’Djamena. The Project has three components. 1. Cameroon RIS-RIN (Southern Interconnected Network- Northern Interconnected Network) Interconnection component will finance all costs associated with the construction of the RIS-RIN Interconnection. Specifically, this component is articulated in the following sub-components: (i) Sub-component 1.A: Construction of RIS-RIN Interconnection will finance costs related to works and equipment for the construction of the line and the substations; (ii) Sub-component 1.B: Project implementation support to SONATREL (National Transmission Company) will finance the establishment of a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) within SONATREL, specifically assigned to implement the construction of transmission lines and associated infrastructure under the Project; (iii) Sub-component 1.C: Implementation of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA(s)), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP(s)) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP(s)) will finance the implementation of the ESIA, ESMP and RAP related to the RIS-RIN Interconnection; (iv) Sub-component 1.D: Technical assistance for the negotiation of contracts for power trade and for commercialization of optical fiber will finance training and consulting services to support the preparation and negotiation of contracts needed for power trade and the commercialization of optical ground fiber (OPGW) along the Cameroon-Chad Interconnection. 2. Cameroon-Chad Interconnection component will involve construction of 805 km of high-voltage (HV) transmission lines and associated substations to connect the power systems of Cameroon and Chad. 3. Electricity access in Chad component will finance investments to enhance and expand the electricity grid in N’Djamena and improve the technical and operational performance of Chad’s National Electricity Utility (SNE); as well as project implementation support. (i) Sub-component 3.A: Access expansion will finance (i) the rehabilitation and expansion of the electricity transmission and distribution assets in N’Djamena; (ii) the rehabilitation modernization of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system; (ii) Sub-component 3.B: Project implementation support will support the PIU within SNE, as well as advisory services for Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) preparation and sector development.

FY17 - Energy and Extractives

World Bank Group

Project

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