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(R) Third West Africa Power Pool Adaptable Program Loan (In-

ter-Zonal Transmission Hub): The objective is to lower the cost and

improve access to electricity supply to Burkina Faso through avoided

diesel generation, and to increase the overall reliability and stability of

the Burkina Faso and Ghana grid. Decision Meeting scheduled for 15

November 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. Project:

P094919. US$ 60.0/35.0 (IDA Credit/AFDB). Consulting services to

be determined. Societé Nationale d’Electricité du Burkina (SONABEL),

01 BP 54 Ouagadougou, Burkina Fao, Tel: [phone], Fax: (226)

5031-0340, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Salif Kabore, Man-

aging Director; Ghana Grid Company Limited, PO Box M-77, Volta

House, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], 221-134, Fax: (233-21)

662-610, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Charles Darku, Chief

Executive

Adjarala Hydroelectric West Africa Power Pool APL-Phase III:

The objective is to finance the following complement of investments

and technical assistance: (a) construction of Adjarala hydropower plant

and its 161 kV Interconnection between the plant and the Momé Hagou

Substation; (b) environmental and Social Compensation Plan; and (c)

reinforcement of Project and Construction Management of CEB staff.

Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 15 November 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Categor y A. US$ 120.0/150.0/80.0 (IDA

Credit/ZBIL/ZMUL). Consultants will be required to update the En-

vironmental Impact Assessment and the Resettlement Action Plan for

the technical review of select aspects of the hydropower plant design

and the update of the project economics. Communaute Electrique du

Benin (CEB), Rue de la Kozah, BP 1368, Lome, Togo, Tel: (228) 221-

6132, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Djibril Sal-

ifou, Managing Director

Fourth Adjarala Hydroelectric APL-Phase II: The objectives are

the implementation of a 3 x 49 MW hydropower and a transmission

interconnection between the plant and the substation of Momé Hagou,

Togo. At Momé Hagou, the transmission line joins the WAPP Coastal

Transmission Backbone. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled

for 20 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$

90.0/20.0/191.4/79.3/200.0/34.2/30.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/ADFA/AFDB/

EUIB/ISDB/KFW/WADB/WADF). Consultants will be required.

Communaute Economique du Benin (CEB), Rue de la Kozah, BP

1368, Lome, Togo, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Djibril Salifou, Managing Director

Mount Cof fee Hydro Power Plant West African Power Pool

APL4-Phase 2: The objective is the rehabilitation of the Mount Cof-

fee Hydroelectric Power Plant (64MW), one of the regional priority West

African Power Pool projects. Project Concept Review Meeting sched-

uled for 15 December 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A.

US$ 60.0/50.0/70.0 (IDA Credit/ZBIL/ZMUL). Consulting services

and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional Transmission Development Adaptable Program Loan:

The objective is to support the development of the transmission back-

bone linking Tete Province with the south of Mozambique. World

Bank participation in the project will be critical in terms of structur-

ing and anchoring a bankable project that will serve as a catalyst for

raising the required financing. Preparation is underway. Environmental

Assessment Categor y A. Project: P108934. US$ 90.0/50.0 (IDA

Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Electricidade de

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Mozambique (Electricity of Mozambique), Av. Zedequias Mangan hela, 

N-267, Predio Zat, 4th Floor, PO Box 938, Maputo, Mozambique, Tel: 

(258-21) 304-407, Fax: [phone], E-mail: cyum@ed mdipla.

co.mz, Contact: Mr. Carlos Yum, Director and Project Coordi nator 

Regional and Domestic Power Additional Financing: The objec tive is 

to cover costs overruns mainly with respect to the rehabilita tion of the 

existing hydroelectric facilities of Inga 1 and Inga 2; to implement the 

power sector institutional reform; and to provide re sources to accelerate 

the development of new hydro generating facil ities. Preparation is under-

way. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 267.0/15.0/35.0/48.0 

(IDA Credit/AFDB/EUIB/KFW). Con sulting services to be determined. 

Societe Nationale d’Electricte (SNEL), 2831 Avenue de la Justice, BP 

500 Kin1, Commune de la Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of 

Congo, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: yen-

[e-mail] 

Southern Africa Power Market Adaptable Program Loan Addi-

tional Financing: The objective is to cover cost over-runs on all the fi ve 

major contracts for the rehabilitation of the converter and inver tor sub-

stations of the 500 kV HVDC transmission system. Bank Ap proval com-

pleted on 30 June 2009. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 

180.6/47.0/18.0 (IDA Grant/EUIB/ZPCI). Consultants will be required. 

Societe Nationale d’Electricte (SNEL), 2831 Avenue de la Jus tice, BP 

500 Kin1, Commune de la Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Re public of 

Congo, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: yen-

[e-mail], Contact: Mr. Yengo Massampu, Director Gen eral 

Finance 

(R) Regional Financial Sector Regionalization I: The objective is 

to support the EAC institutions to implement the fi nancial sector in-

tegration strategy with the ultimate goal of broadening and deepen-

ing the EAC single market in fi nancial  services.  Decision Meeting 

completed on 12 October 2010. Appraisal scheduled for 1 November 

2010.  Envi ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P121611. US$ 

12.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. East African 

Commu nity Secretary (EAC), AICC Kilimanjaro Wing 5th Floor, PO 

Box 1096A, Arusha, Tanzania, Tel: [phone], Fax: (255-

27) 250-4255, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mr. Alloys 

Muta bingwa, Deputy Secretary General 

(R) West African Economic and Monetary Union Mortgage Re-

fi nancing Facility: The objective is to facilitate access of households to 

long-term housing mortgage loans with limited access to primary mort-

gage lenders to long-term resources under Central Bank of West Afri-

can States (BCEAO) prudential rules. Project Concept Review Meeting 

scheduled for 30 November 2010. Environmental Assess ment Category 

C. US$ 200.0/5.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting ser vices to be deter-

mined. BCEAO, Avenue Abdoulaye Fadiga, BP 3108, Dakar, Senegal, 

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone] 

Regional Financial Sector Regionalization-Phase II: The objective 

is to support the East African Community Secretary (EAC) institutions 

to implement the fi nancial sector integration strategy with the ulti mate 

goal of broadening and deepening the EAC single market in fi  nancial 

services. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 15 June 2011. 

Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 34.0 (IDA Credit). Consult-

ing services to be determined. East African Community Sec retary (EAC), 

AICC Kilimanjaro Wing 5th Floor, PO Box 1096A, Arusha, Tanzania, 

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: muta-

[e-mail] 

Second Regional Trade Facilitation: The objective is to develop the 

provision of fi nancial instruments and services for the purpose of pro-

moting regional integration, trade, investment, and other productive ac-

tivities in Africa in supplement to those which may be offered by the 

private sector, or in cooperation with the private sector. Bank Approval 

scheduled for 9 December 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate gory 

F. Project: P112456. US$ 42.5/27.5 (IDA Credit/AFDB). Con sultants 

will be required. Ministry of Finance, Boulevard du 30 Juin, Kinshasa 

Gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tel: [phone], E-

mail: minfi [e-mail], Contact: Mr. Athanase Matenda Kyelu, 

Minister of Finance. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, 28th 

February Road, PO Box M40, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], Fax: 

(233-21) 686-104, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Dr. Sam 

Mensah, Head, Project and Financial Analysis. African Trade Insurance 

Agency, Kenya Re-Towers, Capital Hill Road, PO Box 10620-00100, 

Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mr. Stewart Kinloch, Ag. 

Chief Executive Offi cer 

Information and Communications 

(N) Third Central African Backbone Adaptable Program Loan: 

The objective is to provide broadband connectivity to the main and 

sec ondary cities, and establish redundancy linkages throughout the Re-

public of Congo. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment 

Category B. Project: P122398. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser-

vices and implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 

(R) First ECOWAS Broadband Connectivity Program Adapt able 

Program Loan: The objectives are to contribute to lowering the cost of 

connectivity by leveraging alternative networks and reduce fragmenta-

tion of West Africa region’s economies and support Eco nomic Com-

munity of West African States (ECOWAS) Members (Benin, Ghana, 

Nigeria and Togo) to create a more unifi ed regional economic space. 

Decision Meeting completed on 5 October 2010. Appraisal sched uled 

for 25 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro ject: 

P116273. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. ECOW-

AS Commission, 60 Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Abuja, Nigeria, Tel: 

(234-9) 314-7647/9, Fax: [phone], E-mail: rkoffi @ecowas.

int, Contact: Raphael Koffi , Coordinator 

(R) Regional Communications Infrastructure-Phase IV: The ob-

jective is to contribute to lower prices for international capacity and 

ex tend the geographic reach of broadband networks (the connectivity 

development objective); and to contribute to improved Government 

ef fi ciency and transparency through e-Government applications (the 

transparency development objective) for Eritrea, Uganda and Zambia. 

Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 15 February 2011. 

Environmental Assessment Category C. Consulting services and im-

plementing agency(ies) to be determined. 

(R) Second Central Africa Backbone Program Adaptable Pro gram 

Loan: The objective is to extend the geographical reach, usage and to 

reduce prices of regional broadband network services. This sub sequent 

phase will focus on fi nancing the connectivity infrastructure of the 

CAB (CAB APL1B). Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 

2 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 37.1 

(IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministere de la Poste et 

des Telecommunications (MINIPOSTEL), Yaounde, Cameroon, Tel: 

(237) 2222-2914, Fax: [phone], E-mail: sonfackp@yahoo.

fr, Contact: Mr. Pierre Sonfack, Coordinator. Ministere de la Poste, 

des Telecom 

munications et des Nouvelles Technologies (MPTNT), 

BP 814, Ban 

gui, Central African Republic, Tel: [phone], 

Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mr. Justin 

Gourna Zacko, Coordi nator. Ministere des Postes et des Technologies 

de l’Information de la Communication (MPTIC), BP 154, Ndjamena, 

Chad Tel/Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Con-

tact: Mr. Brahim Omar, Coordinator 

(R) Second Central African Backbone Adaptable Program Loan: 

The objective is to provide broadband connectivity to capital cities and 

main secondary cities in Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo 

and Sao Tome and Principe. Decision Meeting completed on 5 October 

2010. Appraisal scheduled for 8 November 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. Project: P117652. US$ 11.6 (IDA Grant). Con-

sulting services to be determined. Autoridade General de Regulacao, 

Av. Marginal 12 de Junho, N54, Box1047, Sao Tome and Principe, Tel: 

(238) 227-357/58, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], 

Con tact: Deolindo Costa de Boa Esperanca, Engenheiro de Telecomuni-

cacoes Sr. Direction Generale de l’Administration Centrale des Postes 

et Telecommunications, BP 2490, Congo, Republic of, Tel: (242) 401-

4003, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Jean 

Bosco Ebanguet-Obili, Directeur General. Agence de Regulation des 

Postes et Communications Electroniques (ARPCE), Immeuble de 

l’Arc, Brazzaville, Congo, Republic of, Tel: [phone], Fax: (242)

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528-5788, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Yves Castanou, Directeur

General

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Capacity

Building:  The objective is to provide funding for ACBF for imple-

mentation of its strategic medium plan that will support CB efforts in

Africa for next 5 years. Decision Meeting scheduled for 1 November

2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P122478. US$

25.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. A consultant has been

recruited to help prepare the PAD. The African Capacity Building

Foundation, Intermarket Life Towers, 7th Floor, C/r Jason Moyo Av

and Sam Nujoma Street, Harare, Zimbabwe Tel/Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail]

Transportation

(R) East Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Additional Fi-

nancing:  The objective is to restructure the: (a) changes in Safe-

guards category from B to A; (b) revise the monitoring indicators and

(c) provide additional finance to cater for increased costs of imple-

mentation the railway RAP in Kenya and other components. Project Con-

cept Review Meeting scheduled for 1 November 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category A. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services

and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Eastern Africa Transport Links Improvement: The objective

is to improve transport services along key trade corridors in Eastern

Africa for Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

Decision Meeting scheduled for 14 September 2011. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and

implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Second Abidjan-Lagos Transport and Transit Facilitation

Adaptable Program Loan: The objective is to facilitate movement

of goods and people along the Coastal Corridor by reducing physical

and non-physical barriers, and reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS. De-

cision Meeting scheduled for 27 January 2011. Preparation is underway.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P116323. US$ 89.5 (IDA

Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be de-

termined.

(R) Senegal River Basin Integrated Multimodal Transport: The

objective is to restore the river transport vocation of the Senegal River

and to enhance the latter by connecting it to a system that integrates

all other types of ground transportation. Project Concept Review Meet-

ing scheduled for 28 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory A. US$ 430.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined.

Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal (OMVS), Rue

46 Carnot, Dakar, Senegal, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug

Merzoug, Haut Commissaire

(R) Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Phase 1:

The objective is to support economic growth in southern Africa by fa-

cilitating the movement of goods and people and fostering regional in-

tegration among the countries served by the corridor. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 29 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

C. US$ 6.5 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Dar es Salaam

Management Committee, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel: [phone]-

857, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Peter Masi, Executive Director

Eastern Africa Regional Aviation: The objective is to improve avi-

ation safety, security and regional integration amongst all five East

Africa Community states. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled

for 31 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$

123.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Kenya Civil Aviation

Authority, PO Box 30163, PO Box 52692-00200, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel:

(254-20) 827-470/475, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: N. Bodo, Acting Director General. Rwanda Civil Aviation Au-

thority, Kigali International Airport, PO Box 1122, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel:

(250) 582-809, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Dr. Richard

Masozera, General Manager. Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, PO Box

5336, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Dr. Rama Makuza, Director Gen-

eral. Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority, PO Box 2819, Dar es Salaam,

Tanzania, Tel: [phone], Contact: Margaret Munyange, Director

General. Regie Des Services Aeronautiques, BP 694, Bujumbura, Bu-

rundi, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Joseph Bangurambona, Manager

Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation: The objective

is to enhance economic growth in Southern Africa by facilitating the

movement of goods and people as well as fostering regional integra-

tion among Botswana, DRC, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Prepa-

ration is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 130.0

(IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be

determined.

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(R) Burundi and Rwanda Lake Victoria Environmental Man-

agement: The objective is to prepare a second Adaptable Program Loan

(APL2) of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project II

(LVEMP II) that includes five basin countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,

Tanzania, and Uganda. Decision Meeting scheduled for 6 December

2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P118316. US$

30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of

Natural Resources, PO Box 3502, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone]. Ministry of Urban and Rural Planning and En-

vironment, Bujumbura, Burundi, Tel: [phone]

(R) Gambia River Basin: The objective is to strengthen the man-

agement of the basin's water resources, biodiversity and environment

by: (a) developing a framework for basin-wide water resources and en-

vironmental management; and (b) capacity building for OMVG re-

lated to water resources and environmental management. Project

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 19 January 2011. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (GEFU). Consulting ser-

vices and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Rwanda

Education

Skills Development: The objective is to support the Government to

improve the skills base of the labor force in line with the Economic De-

velopment and Poverty Reduction Strategy growth objectives. Prepa-

ration is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project:

P118101. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implement-

ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Health and Other Social Services

Third Community Living Standards: The objective is to support the

government's social protection and health policy reforms designed to

reduce extreme poverty, initially in 30 pilot sectors, and to expand ac-

cess to high-impact health, nutrition and population interventions at

community level. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30

November 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y U. US$ 6.0

(IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Eco-

nomic Planning, PO Box 158, Rwanda, Tel: [phone], Fax: (250) 77-

581. Ministry of Local Government, PO Box 3445, Kigali, Rwanda,

Tel: [phone]. Ministry of Health, PO Box 84, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel:

(250) 574-458, Fax: [phone]

Transportation

(R) Transport Sector Support: The objective is to support Rwanda's

economic and social development by improving communication and

reducing transport costs. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled

for 28 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$

80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies)

to be determined.

Sao Tome and Principe

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Adaptation to Climate Change: The objective is to enable the

Government to implement priority climate change adaptation mea-

sures. Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-October 2010. Environmen-

tal Assessment Category B. Project: P111669. US$ 1.4/3.3/0.0/0.7/1.0

(ECEU/GEFU/GPOR/GSPN/UNDP). Consulting services to be de-

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termined. Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment,

Sao Tome and Principe, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Arlindo de Carvalho, Direc-

tor General of Environment