Electricity Access Expansion Project

The development objective of the Electricity Access Expansion Project for Niger is to increase access to electricity in Niger. The project comprises of two components. The first component, extension and reinforcement of distribution systems will support the expansion, reinforcement, densification, and rehabilitation of medium and low voltage (MV and LV) distribution systems to allow the connection of 60,000 new connections in seven major urban areas (Niamey, Dosso, Maradi, Zinder, Agadez, Tahaoua, and Tillabery). The second component, strengthening institutional capacity in the electricity sector will finance capacity building activities for Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MEP) as well as Nigelec. In addition, it will support Nigelec in project implementation. It consists of following three sub-components: (i) technical assistance to MEP; (ii) technical assistance to Nigelec; and (iii) project management.