Extending the rural electrification grid in order to boost economic dynamism in the West regions

The €55.5 million project will finance the extension and reinforcement of the electricity distribution network in the North West and South West regions of Uganda. It complements the World Bank's action and comprises four components:the extension of the medium and low voltage network, with the connection of 70,000 households,the supervision and control of works by an international expert,the connection and metering of new users with the appropriate equipment,the support of private distributors to establish viable and sustainable pricing, and the REA in its institutional strengthening.AFD is supporting the project through a 42.9 million euro loan granted to the Ugandan government. A further €8.3 million is being provided by the European Commission. The remaining €4.3 million is provided by the Government of Uganda.