The World Bank Task Team Leader of the project, Rhonda Jordan-Antoine, gave more details about the project and also described the benefits the project will provide for the benefiting countries and regions.
This amount was approved by the World bank to increase grid-connected renewable energy capacity for West African countries with additional financing coming from the International Development Association, IDA.
“It will also provide fiscal space for countries to address the food crisis resulting from the war in Ukraine, initiate the development of competitively tendered grid-connected clean energy to alleviate the current power supply crisis, positively address climate change by helping countries to move away from expensive and polluting fuels and help synchronise the WAPP network to enhance regional integration in the energy sector.” Jordan-Antoine stated.
