Togo sets up new fund to accelerate universal access to electricity

Energy
Monday, 29 November 2021 13:13
Togo sets up new fund to accelerate universal access to electricity

(Togo First) - The council of ministers of Togo set up last Saturday, a new fund, called Tinga, to “facilitate access for electricity to low-income households”. The project aligns with the government’s goal to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030.

In effect, the fund will provide repayable loans to households seeking electricity. "Our goal is to provide all citizens, regardless of their standard of living, access to reliable and affordable electricity by 2030," said President Faure Gnassingbé during the meeting.

Other initiatives sharing the same goal include the CIZO project—a three-year scheme under which rural households get a monthly allowance. There is also the installation of the Kékéli Efficient Power thermal plant and a solar power plant in Blitta.

Let’s not forget the PERECUT or Program for the Extension of Electricity Networks in Urban Centers of Togo, which the European Union backed last week with a CFA9.5 billion financing, the PRISET (Projet de Réformes et d’Investissements dans le Secteur de l’Énergie au Togo) and the PEREL (Projet d’Extension du Réseau Électrique de Lomé) initiatives.

 Esaïe Edoh

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