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Updated on June 14th, 2017:
(R) DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE):
The project development objective is to expand access to electricity in target areas. Approval completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156208. US$ 27.0/118.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Unite de Coordination et de Management des projets du MERH; Republique Democratique du Congo.
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Updated on May 25th, 2017:
(R) DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE)
The project development objective is to expand access to electricity in target areas. Negotiations authorized on 20 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156208. US$ 27.0/118.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Unite de Coordination et de Management des projets du MERH; Republique Democratique du Congo.
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Updated on November 2nd, 2016:
(R) DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE)
The Project development objectives are to expand access to electricity in target areas and establish a functional institutional framework for electricity access scale-up. Concept completed on 29 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156208. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Unite de Coordination et de Management des projets du MERH; MInistere de l'Energie et des Ressources Hydrauliques.
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Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency (ies) to be determined.

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