ONE - Electrification Rurale II

Promoteur – Intermédiaire Financier

Office National de l’Electricité

Lieu

• Maroc

Description

Financing of phase II of the final section of Morocco's Rural Electrification Programme (PERG).

Objectifs

Alert to electricity's importance as a significant catalyst for development and in view of the Kingdom's low rate of rural electrification (18% in 1995), ONE drew up and introduced the Rural Electrification Programme (PERG), which was approved by the Cabinet under the Rural Electrification Plan in August 1995. This Programme aims to extend access to electricity by 2010 to all rural homes in the Kingdom with an annual investment budget of MAD 1 bn and an average rate of implementation of 100 000 homes a year.

The proposed loan will help to finance phase II of the fourth section of PERG. Implementation of this phase will bring electricity to 9 482 villages throughout the Kingdom, i.e. 355 307 rural homes.

Commentaires

Electricity distribution.

Secteur(s)

• Énergie

Montant BEI envisagé (montant approximatif)

EUR 170 million

Coût total (montant approximatif)

EUR 573 million (MAD 6 337 million)

Aspects environnementaux

An environmental impact assessment is not required on the basis of the European Union's directives on electricity distribution, and especially owing to the technical nature of this project (low and medium voltage only).

Nonetheless, the environment and local regulations will be examined as part of the project appraisal.

Passation des marchés

Call for tenders to be published in the OJEU, among other publications, in line with the Bank's Guide to Procurement.

Statut

Signé - 14/12/2006