The formal launching of the Gambia Renewable Energy Programme funded by the European Investment Bank to supply Solar Electricity for over 1100 school in The Gambia on Monday 4th March, 2019 at the Ebunjan Theatre, Kanifing.
This project will greatly help over 1100 schools and health centres in some parts of The Gambia whose services were hindered by lack of Electricity, It is also sought to generate 20MW of solar energy with a transmission line of 430km and electrification.
Among the expected attendees will be the Vice President Ousainou Darboe, representatives of the National Water and Electricty Company (NAWEC), European Union Ambassador Attila Lajos and Maria Shaw-Barragan, European Investment Bank Director for lending operations outside Europe. European Investment Bank will outline details of the new EIB, EU and World Bank supported investment that will significantly increase access to clean energy in the Gambia.
The new engagement represents the first European Investment Bank engagement in Gambia since 1991, The European Investment Bank is the world’s largest international public bank, owned directly by the 28 European Union member states and one of the world’s largest financiers for renewable energy investment. The announcement will be made on the first day of a two-day official visit to the Gambia by a high-level European Investment Bank delegation.
In 2018, the European Investment Bank Group agreed a record EUR 3.3 billion of new support for private sector, clean energy, transport and water investment across Africa.
By: Adam Drammeh
This project will greatly help over 1100 schools and health centres in some parts of The Gambia whose services were hindered by lack of Electricity, It is also sought to generate 20MW of solar energy with a transmission line of 430km and electrification.
Among the expected attendees will be the Vice President Ousainou Darboe, representatives of the National Water and Electricty Company (NAWEC), European Union Ambassador Attila Lajos and Maria Shaw-Barragan, European Investment Bank Director for lending operations outside Europe. European Investment Bank will outline details of the new EIB, EU and World Bank supported investment that will significantly increase access to clean energy in the Gambia.
The new engagement represents the first European Investment Bank engagement in Gambia since 1991, The European Investment Bank is the world’s largest international public bank, owned directly by the 28 European Union member states and one of the world’s largest financiers for renewable energy investment. The announcement will be made on the first day of a two-day official visit to the Gambia by a high-level European Investment Bank delegation.
In 2018, the European Investment Bank Group agreed a record EUR 3.3 billion of new support for private sector, clean energy, transport and water investment across Africa.
By: Adam Drammeh