Electricity sector development programme for a low-carbon economy

ongoing

This loan aims to implement energy reforms to ensure a low carbon development path.The public policy matrix is structured around 4 pillars:strengthening the legal and institutional framework of the electricity sector,improving financial sustainability and attracting private investment,decarbonizing of electricity production,reducing energy demand.In addition to ADB support, the project includes a Technical Assistance program led by AFD. This program includes:a study on the impact of electricity tariff increases on vulnerable populations,the design and implementation of an action plan to improve women’s employability in the energy sector,a study on the modelling of low-carbon scenarios up to 2050, to support the government in the preparation of a more ambitious NDC for 2023.With the ADB, AFD will set up a mechanism to monitor the reforms in order to establish a biannual public policy dialogue.