MG-Electricity Sec Operations & Governance Improvement Project(ESOGIP)

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The development objective of the Electricity Sector Operations and Governance Improvement Project for Madagascar is to improve the operational performance of the national water and electricity utility (JIRAMA), improve the reliability of electricity supply in the project area, and in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. The project comprises of five components. The first component, improving electricity sector planning and financial sustainability will finance a combination of capacity building, action plans, roadmaps, and studies. The second component, strengthening operational performance and governance of JIRAMA will comprise the preparation and effective implementation of a management improvement plan (MIP) for JIRAMA for a three-year period, focused on improving efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the key operations areas of electricity supply, commercial functions, and management of corporate resources, with specific emphasis on better service quality and non-technical loss reduction. The third component, investing in enhanced reliability of electricity will finance priority investments regarding the reinforcement of an existing 138/63 kilovolts (kV) substation, the construction of new 63kV transmission line for the looping of the network, the rehabilitation and or reinforcement of distribution networks in Antananarivo, and the upgrading of existing distribution systems in selected districts of the country in order to increase the reliability of the networks. Then fourth component, project management will finance the recruitment of social and environmental safeguards experts to provide support to JIRAMA as necessary to prepare and monitor the project safeguards studies as well as the recruitment of a financial management specialist and a procurement specialist. The fifth component, contingent emergency response will provide immediate response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency.