Project Information Document (Concept Stage) - Energy Sector Technical Assistance Project - P145581

The Referendum was foreseen as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed by the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the southern-based rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). [...] In the coming years, the Ministry of Electricity and Dams (MOED) and the South Sudan Electric Corporation (SSEC) plan to continue focusing on expansion of the distribution network and connecting many households (mainly urban and peri-urban). [...] However, in the post-independence era, the MOEM was divided into the MOED and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining (MOPM). [...] As the Government finalizes the details of the new arrangements, it is hoped that the Electricity Act and associated regulations will help in the proper organization of the sector institutions. [...] The overarching focus of the Bank’s program in South Sudan in the coming years will be to help the country move from fragility to stability by beginning to lay the foundations for effective and accountable institutions that use the country’s own resources to respond to its citizens’ needs and promote economic opportunities and improve livelihoods.