Uganda - Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project I - Additional Financing (UREAP-I AF)

The Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project I – Additional Financing (UREAP-I AF) is an additional financing operation for the ongoing Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project. The original project supports rural electrification through the construction of medium- and low-voltage distribution networks, last-mile connections for households, commercial centres and public institutions, and technical assistance to strengthen the sector. The additional financing does not expand the original project scope; rather, it is intended to close a financing gap related to the implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), in particular the compensation of project-affected persons. The additional financing amounts to EUR 7.33 million in the form of an African Development Bank sovereign loan. The original project cost was estimated at USD 121.41 million, financed by USD 100 million from the African Development Bank and an EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund grant of EUR 11.205 million, alongside Government counterpart funding.