Côte d’Ivoire: EIB funds grid work


Issue 321 - 15 Apr 2016 | 1 minute read

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a €117m ($128m) loan for the Energos grid project for the rehabilitation and extension of the energy networks in Bouaké, San Pedro and Abidjan and the creation of a new national dispatching centre in Yamoussoukro. The project is also being supported by the European Commission with a €70m grant and the West African Development Bank with a €52m loan. It aims to connect more than 100,000 new customers, and improve the connections of more than 200,000 other customers.

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