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- Nangbeto Hydroelectric Project
Nangbeto Hydroelectric Project
Benin
Borrower | Benin |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Energy |
Approved | 23.05.1984 |
Signed | 24.08.1984 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | BADEA |
Executing Agency | Communauté Electrique du Bénin |
Co-financiers | IDA, KFAED, AFDB, BADEA, KfW, CCCE, CIDA, FAC, UNOPS, GEB/Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 4.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 139.63 |
The project consists of the construction of a hydroelectric dam to meet the increasing demand for electricity and minimize the long-term cost of electricity supply in Benin and Togo, thereby lessening dependence on imports and providing possibiltities for the development of agriculture. Specificially, the project consists of a hyudroelectric development scheme at Nangbeto, power sector studies and technical assistance personnel and training programmes.