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Nigeria Electrification Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Electrification Project for Nigeria is to increase access to electricity services for households, public educational institutions, and underserved (MSMEs) micro, small, and medium enterprises. The project comprises of four components. The first component, solar hybrid mini grids for rural economic development will be implemented under a market-based private sector led approach to construct, operate, and maintain economically... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective is to increase access to electricity services for households, public institutions, and underserved micro, small and medium enterprises.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P161885
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Arsh Sharma , Ashish Shrestha, Collins Chukwuma Obi
Borrower 2
Federal Republic of Nigeria

Country
Nigeria
Disclosure Date
November 16, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 27, 2018
Effective Date
June 10, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 765.00 million
Implementing Agency
Federal Ministry of Finance,Rural Electrification Agency
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 350.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2024

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
Bank Approved
Last Update Date
December 12, 2023

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change59%
- FY17 - Mitigation59%
FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Access to Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Efficiency36%
- FY17 - Energy Policies & Reform70%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender16%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	5.00
IDA Credit	350.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	350.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	350.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	765.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of October 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-12-30
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-12-30
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-12-30
Procurement	Satisfactory	2024-12-30
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-12-30
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-12-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-26-2025
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

... of which female headed MSMEs Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Federal universities and university teaching hospitals with new or improved electricity service Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Households provided with new electricity services Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) with new or improved electricity service Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
People provided with new or improved electricity service Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
of which female headed households Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

...of which headed by women Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018
Comment
...of which headed by women Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018
Comment
Annual publication of feedback received from citizens reached through the consumer education and citizen engagement program Value No No
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Federal universities with a teaching hospital with new or improved electricity service Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Federal universities with new or improved electricity service Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Households provided with access to electricity by mini grids Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Households provided with access to electricity by stand-alone solar systems Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Increased productive uses of electricity for female headed businesses and female famers etc Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
MSMEs provided with access to electricity by mini grids Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
MSMEs provided with access to electricity by stand-alone systems Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
New capacity of renewable energy (solar) installed Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
New generation capacity of renewable energy (solar) installed Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
New generation capacity of renewable energy (solar) installed Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Percentage of women of total number of people employed by mini grid and off-grid companies Value 16.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Volume of results-based financing channeled to private sector mini grid developers Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
Volume of results-based financing channeled to private sector stand-alone solar system providers Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018 October 1, 2018
Comment
…of which headed by women Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018
Comment
…of which headed by women Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date August 28, 2018
Comment

... of which female headed MSMEs	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	August 28, 2018	October 1, 2018
	Comment

of which female headed households	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	August 28, 2018	October 1, 2018
	Comment

...of which headed by women	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	August 28, 2018
	Comment

Percentage of women of total number of people employed by mini grid and off-grid companies	Value	16.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	August 28, 2018	October 1, 2018
	Comment

…of which headed by women	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	August 28, 2018
	Comment

Annual publication of feedback received from citizens reached through the consumer education and citizen engagement program	Value	No	No
	Date	August 28, 2018	October 1, 2018
	Comment

Nigeria Electrification Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of October 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS