Multinational - Desert To Power Regional Technical Assistance Project For The Sahel

The Desert To Power Regional Technical Assistance Project for the Sahel is to create an enabling environment for solar electricity projects in the Sahel, while unlocking private sector investments in both the on-grid and mini-grid space. The proposed operation builds upon the validated national Desert to Power Roadmaps and ongoing interactions with national governments, regional institutions and development partners. Overall, this regional technical assistance project covering 10 countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal) is a core component of the Bank’s Desert to Power (DtP) Initiative. Overall, the proposed operation consists of five components. The first component will provide support for the preparation of studies and provision of technical assistance for on-grid and decentralized solar projects. The second component will focus on implementing actions for catalyzing private sector investments in the region. The third component will cover the development of a comprehensive capacity-building program and its implementation in collaboration with other partners. The fourth component will aim to support the development and implementation of the mini-grid strategy across all coverage countries. The fifth component covers the project management aspects. This project primely contributes towards climate adaptation result. As such 100% of the total approval is attributed as climate finance, out of which 100% is adaptation finance.