The African Development Bank (AfDB) has just awarded a grant of nearly €762,000 to Guinea. The amount, granted through the AfDB Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), will support the Guinean Rural Electrification Agency sett up solar off-grid projects for the country’s villages. According to the bank, funds will be used, among others, to finance technical, economic, financial, technical pre-feasibility and environmental and social impact studies for off-grid solar projects in the West African nation. The projects identified in the “Least-Cost Electrification Plan” developed by the Government of Guinea in 2016, in coordination with the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) comprise 57 off-grid solar systems in Guinean villages. In rural Guinea, only 7% of the population have access to electricity, compared to 34% at the national level.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 10, 2020 23:37 UTC