IG for Small hydroelectric plant Lokoua for rural electrification in Guinea - CANCELLED PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT
- Region
- Western Africa
- Sector
- Energy
- Scope
- IG
- Grant Amount
- EUR 24,000,000
- Total project cost
- EUR 65,000,000
- Status
- Cancelled prior to disbursement
- PFG Lead Financier
- AFD
The project envisages the construction of an 8.5-MW hydroelectric power plant in Guinée forestière (“Lokoua”), which will supply 40.6 GWh per year. Regarding energy transmission, two sixty-kilometer long lines of 30 kV each will be built between the Lokoua site and the main city of N’Zzerekore. In total, the project should grant electricity access to around 25 000 households in Guinée Forestière, Guinea’s most isolated region.
The invetsment grant of EUR 24m will contribute to civil engineering, hydraulic works, hydro-electromechanical equipment, transport and distribution infrastructures in the construction of the 8.5-MW hydroelectric power plant in Guinée forestière (“Lokoua”).
