$267 million to extend Ugandan electricity to South Sudan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eye Radio
South Sudan’s Finance Ministry and the African Development Bank have announced $267 million in funding to extend electricity supplied by Uganda from Nimule to Juba and other towns. The project is expected to improve electricity reliability and affordability, according to the ministry and the bank.
The South Sudanese Ministry of Finance and Planning and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced $267 million in funding to extend electricity imported from Uganda, already available in Nimule, to Juba and other major towns. The electricity interconnection project between South Sudan and Uganda was launched on Wednesday, according to the South Sudanese Ministry of Finance and Planning.
The works are expected to improve electricity supply, reliability and affordability, while promoting regional energy integration. The extension will start from Nimule, in Eastern Equatoria State, where Ugandan electricity was recently commissioned, the ministry said. The launch comes as part of the implementation of the electricity interconnection agreement concluded between the two countries.
Benjamin Ayali Koyongwa, the deputy secretary-general in charge of planning at the Ministry of Finance, thanked the AfDB and other development partners. Fouzia Haji, who represented the bank at the ceremony, said electricity was essential for households and businesses and that the project would support the economic development of both countries once completed.
