Finance Ministry, AfDB unveil $267 million funding to extend Ugandan electricity to Juba, other towns

The Ministry of Finance and Planning and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have unveiled 267-million-US-dollars in funding to extend electricity imported from Uganda, currently available in Nimule, to Juba and other major towns in South Sudan. The project launched on Wednesday, aims to improve electricity supply, reliability and affordability in South Sudan, while supporting regional power integration. According to the Ministry of Finance and Planning, the plan is to extend Uganda’s electricity supply from Nimule to Juba and other towns through the South Sudan-Uganda power interconnection.

The launch follows the commissioning of electricity supply from Uganda in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria State, marking progress in implementing the power interconnection agreement between the two countries. Speaking at the launch, Benjamin Ayali Koyongwa, the ministry’s Undersecretary for Planning, thanked the African Development Bank and other development partners for their continued support to South Sudan. Fouzia Haji, representing the African Development Bank, said electricity was essential for households and businesses. She added that the initiative would support economic development in…