Release date: 17 August 2010
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
International Mauritania Telecom
Mohamed Diagana, Project director
Location
Description
The project is the Mauritanian participation to the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) consortium which will result in the deployment of a branching unit on the first ACE cable segment, to be built from Senegal to France, of a branching cable to the Mauritania shore and of a landing station to be located in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania.
Objectives
The objective is to improve international broadband connectivity for the country.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to EUR 8 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 19 million. (USD 25 million.)
Environmental aspects
Telecommunication projects are not specifically listed in EU Directive 97/11/EC as requiring Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). However, the Bank will require the preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the marine, littoral and terrestrial environment affected by the ACE branch to Mauritania to insure that correct cable routing decisions and appropriate mitigation measures are adopted. Details will be assessed by the Bank during appraisal.
Procurement
The EIB will review the procurement decisions taken by the promoter and at the ACE cable levels in order to assess whether their procurement decisions are in the best interest of the project (on technical and cost terms), are in respect of legal conditions in Mauritania and comply with EIB procurement rules.
Status
Under appraisal - 17/08/2010
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).