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West Africa energy project gets AfDB boost The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a $190 million boost for a sub-regional electricity project linking Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. “The AfDB leveraged its deep knowledge of the electricity sector in West Africa and rich experience in the definition and implementation of regional projects,” a statement from the bank said Wednesday. The so-called CLSG project will connect the four countries through a 1,349km long high voltage line. It is part of the larger West African Power Pool (WAPP) project, which seeks to link the national electricity companies in the region in order to increase power supply and lower energy cost. Last year, the World Bank approved $176 million initial funding for the WAPP project, which ropes in eight of West Africas least powered countries.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:30:20 +0000

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