Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project-Phase II

The development objective of Second Phase of the Emergency Electricity Access Project for Yemen, Republic of is to improve access to electricity in rural and peri‐urban areas within Yemen and plan for the restoration of the Yemen power sector. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Electricity in Rural and Peri‐urban Areas, has the following sub-components: (i) Electricity for households; (ii) Electricity for Critical Services Facilities; and (iii) Support to COVID‐19 Isolation and Vaccine Cold Chain Units. 2) The second component, Implementation Support, Market Development and Technical Assistance for Power Sector Sustainability, has the following sub-components: (i) Project Implementation Support; (ii) Technical Assistance to Support Solar‐PV Market; and (iii) Technical Assistance for Power Sector Recovery. 3) The third component, Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC), aims to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency following the procedures governed by paragraph 12, Section III of the World Bank Policy, Investment Project Financing.