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- Geothermal Exploration Project
Geothermal Exploration Project
Djibouti
Borrower | Djibouti |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Energy |
Approved | 24.02.1984 |
Signed | 24.08.1984 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | IDA |
Executing Agency | Institut Supérieur d'Etudes et de Recherches Scientifiques et Techniques |
Co-financiers | IDA, AFDB, UNOPS, Gov't of Italy, Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 1.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 16.61 |
The project aimed at exploring Djibouti's geothermal potential with a view to reinforcing Djibouti's basic infrastructure and developing its natural resources. It comprised:
- pre-deep drilling;
- consultancy services for the preparation of bidding documents;
- project manager and drilling contractor;
- project supervision firm;
- technical assisntance to the executing agency; and
- supplementary exploration surveys in the Gaggade area.