World Bank loans Ethiopia $1.72 billion for power, water supply expansion
Reuters
Published Apr 05, 2024 05:01AM ET
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The World Bank and Ethiopia have signed loan agreements totalling $1.72 billion to enhance electricity and water supply, as well as to facilitate the movement of food to markets, the finance ministry said on Friday.
The bank will allocate $523 million to expand the Horn of Africa nation's electricity network and boost renewable energy generation, according to the ministry's statement.
An additional $500 million will go towards two projects aimed at boosting access to food markets, including improving road networks in rural areas, the statement said.
Ethiopia, which has also experienced foreign-currency shortages, continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a two-year war in the northern Tigray region, and droughts, floods, and locust invasions in parts of the country
The remaining World Bank funding will be allocated to improving water supply and supporting programs in towns that employ disadvantaged youths.
Typically, World Bank loans carry low to zero interest rates and have repayment periods of 30 to 40 years.
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