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Gode-Kebridehar 132kV Power Transmission

Ethiopia

Borrower Ethiopia
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Energy
Approved 21.12.2011
Signed 08.03.2012
Status Completed
Loan Administrator OPEC Fund
Executing Agency The Ethiopia Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo)
Co-financiers BADEA, SFD, GOE
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 15.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 46.12

To expand the existing national grid by extending the distribution and transmission lines to the villages and towns in the project area. Works will include:

  • construction of a 132kV, single circuit transmission line and 132/33kV substation at Kebridehar;
  • construction of a 33kV distribution line;
  • installation of distribution transformers; and
  • consultancy services.
The supply of electricity will enable the rural poor to use irrigation pumps, thus increasing yields and consequently, the income of the population Being connected to a reliable supply of electricity will improve living standards significantly.

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