Power Sector Recovery Project

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The Guinea Power Recovery Project objective is to improve the technical and commercial performance of the national power utility. The proposed project is designed to restore the viability of the Guinean energy sector based on the recommendations of the Power Sector Diagnostic and Recovery Plan adopted by the Government. Though currently performing poorly, the Guinean power system could become financially sustainable in the medium term. Such a turnaround is only possible if: (i) sector governance were improved, (ii) electricity losses (technical and commercial) were reduced; (ii) efficient sector maintenance and investment were enforced; and (iii) additional resources were to be mobilized from donors and increasingly from the private sector to accelerate the implementation of rehabilitation and system development investment, and energy conservation measures. The project is structured around three main components: (1) Financing of a Management Services Contract to support EDG performance improvement, (2) Selected investments to support improvement of Conakry distribution network and commercial performance of EDG, (3) Technical assistance to MEH and project implementation support.