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Havana Electricity Rehabilitation Project
Cuba
| Borrower | Cuba |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Energy |
| Approved | 15.06.2005 |
| Signed | 08.09.2005 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Empresa Electric Ciudad de la Habana (EECH) |
| Co-financiers | Government, BANDES |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 10.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 47.60 |
The project will rehabilitate Havana’s high voltage transmission system and medium and low-voltage distribution network. This will be carried via the following works:
- repair and construction of substations and power lines;
- installation of lightning rods;
- modernization of underground networks in Havana’s historic district;
- upgrading of meters, power lines and other equipment connecting the distribution network to approximately 435,000 households, as well as major industrial and commercial premises; and
- provision of training to staff of Empresa Eléctrica de Ciudad de la Habana, Havana’s largest provincial electricity provider.