

Project Information
Project Name | Electric Interconnection Project For The Gambia | Status | Active |
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Region | West african countries | Country | Gambia |
Sector | Energy | Sub Sector | Education |
Technical Details:
Project Objectives | The project aims at satisfying the increasing demand on electric energy at low cost from environmentally friendly resources, thus entails enabling residential, industrial, and commercial sectors to gain access to more reliable energy. |
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Project Description | The project includes: construction, supply, and installation of two 225/30 kV substations in Soma and Brikama in the Gambia within the scope of the electrical interconnection project among the Gambia river basin states, along with construction, supply, and installation of medium and low voltage networks in villages nearby either substationstation. The project also includes consultancy services necessary to prepare project detailed design, tender documents and to assist The Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) in analyzing the offers and project supervision. |
Estimated Cost | 29.92 Million Dollars |
Financing :
Co Financiers | |||
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Kuwait Fund Financing | |||
Type | Loan | No. | 942 |
Amount | 7,000,000 KD | Effective Date | 13-11-2017 |
Implementing Agency :
Agency | OMVG Secretariat | omvg@omvg.sn | |
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Address 1 | H.E. El Hadji Lansana Fofana Haut Commissaire de l'OMVG | Fax No | + 221 33 864 29 88 |
Address 2 | Immeuble Serigne Bassirou MBacké Route de Ouakam – Stèle Mermoz Dakar - Republic of Senegal | Telephone No | + 221 33 859 28 40 |
Consultant/s:
Status | Appointed |
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Contractor/s:
Status | Appointed |
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Progress:
Technical Progress | Delayed | ||
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Financial Progress | 100.00% | ||
Expected Completion Date | 10-2018 | ||
Created | 01-09-2015 | Updated | 11-09-2023 |