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Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP)

Abstract*

The development objective of Electricity Access Scale-up Project is to increase access to energy for households, commercial enterprises, industrial parks, and public institutions. This project has five components. The first component, Grid Expansion and Connectivity, has the following sub-components: Last-mile connections; and Network expansion and strengthening. The second component, Financial Intermediation for Energy Access Scale-up, has the following... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to increase access to energy for households, commercial enterprises, industrial parks, and public institutions.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P166685
Status
Active
Team Leader
Joseph Kapika , Raihan Elahi, Yabei Zhang
Borrower 2
Republic of Uganda

Country
Uganda
Disclosure Date
June 19, 2019
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 31, 2022
Effective Date
July 20, 2023

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 638.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD),Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC)
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2022

Commitment Amount
US$ 608.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Substantial
Closing Date
June 30, 2027

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 24, 2024

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 change100%
- FY17 - Mitigation100%
FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Access to Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Efficiency85%
- FY17 - Energy Policies & Reform84%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development21%
- FY17 - Infrastructure Finance21%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control10%
- FY17 - Pandemic Response10%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Fragility, Conflict and Violence27%
- FY17 - Forced Displacement27%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program	10.00
IDA Credit	331.50
IDA Grant	236.50
Clean Technology Fund	30.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	568.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	568.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	40.00
Total Project Cost**	638.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of September 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of September 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Mar 31, 2022	IDA-70750	Loan Commitment	331,500,000.00
Mar 31, 2022	IDA-D9970	Loan Commitment	236,500,000.00
Sep 26, 2023	IDA-D9970	Loan Disb	1,326,463.80
Sep 29, 2023	IDA-D9970	Loan Disb	2,296,288.00
Aug 7, 2024	IDA-D9970	Loan Disb	8,044,714.50
May 15, 2024	IDA-70750	Int Charges	4,351.02
Mar 11, 2024	IDA-D9970	Loan Disb	5,142,059.00
Feb 23, 2024	IDA-D9970	Loan Disb	2,327,490.00
Aug 12, 2024	IDA-70750	Loan Disb	39,797,424.00
Feb 23, 2024	IDA-70750	Loan Disb	2,554,349.20
May 15, 2024	IDA-70750	Int Charges	4,351.02
Aug 7, 2024	IDA-D9970	Loan Disb	2,530,871.80

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-07-15
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-07-15
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2025-07-15
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-07-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-07-15
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-07-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Connections provided under the project with grid, mini-grid, and off-grid Value 0.00 0.00 1223500.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
People provided with access to electricity under the project with grid and mini-grid Value 0.00 0.00 5050000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
People provided with access to electricity under the project with grid and mini-grid of which female Value 0.00 0.00 2525000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
People provided with access to electricity under the project with off-grid Value 0.00 0.00 667400.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
People provided with access to electricity under the project with off-grid of which female Value 0.00 0.00 333700.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
People provided with access to electricity with grid, mini-grid, off-grid in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 534000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
People provided with access to electricity with grid, mini-grid, off-grid under the project, of which refugees Value 0.00 0.00 267000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
People with access to clean cooking solutions under the project Value 0.00 0.00 1660000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Commercial and productive uses beneficiaries of grid, mini-grid, off-grid access Value 0.00 0.00 50500.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Public institutions provided with grid and off-grid access under the project. Value 0.00 0.00 700.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Public institutions provided with clean cooking solutions Value 0.00 0.00 600.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Industrial parks electrified under the project Value 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Annual greenhouse gases emissions avoided (tCO2) Value 0.00 0.00 107000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Generation capacity of energy constructed or rehabilitated Value 0.00 0.00 38.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Renewable energy generation capacity (other than hydropower) constructed under the project Value 0.00 0.00 38.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Volume of financing to beneficiaries for access to energy Value 0.00 0.00 60000000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number household connections provided with grid and mini-grid under the project Value 0.00 0.00 940000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of grid and mini-grid connections provided the project in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 100000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

Establishment and adequate functioning of PCU at MEMD	Value	Adequately functioning PCU not in place, monitorin	Established	(A) 13 key staff specialists are retained througho
	Date	January 31, 2022	July 20, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Number of household connections provided with grid and mini-grid under the project of which female headed Value 0.00 0.00 235000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of grid and mini-grid connections provided under the project, of which refugees Value 0.00 0.00 50000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of off-grid household connections provided under the project Value 0.00 0.00 115000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

Establishment and adequate functioning of PIU at MEMD	Value	Adequately functioning PIU not in place, reporting	Established	(A) 26 key staff specialists are retained througho
	Date	January 31, 2022	July 20, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

MV/LV network constructed under the project in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 3550.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Commercial enterprises electrified under the project, grid and mini-grid Value 0.00 0.00 30000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

Establishment and adequate functioning of PIU at UECCC	Value	Adequately functioning PIU not in place, reporting	Established	(A) 15 key staff specialists are retained througho
	Date	January 31, 2022	July 20, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Number of off-grid household connections provided under the project to female headed households Value 0.00 0.00 28750.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

Commercial enterprises and institutions electrified under the project with grid and mini-grid connections in refugee-hosting districts	Value	0.00	0.00	3500.00
	Date	January 31, 2022	December 19, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

MEMD optimizes investments for electricity access scale-up Value Lack of optimized grid rollout Decision not made yet
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2025
Comment
Commercial enterprises electrified under the project, grid and mini-grid of which female led Value 0.00 0.00 11400.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

Commercial enterprises and institutions electrified under the project with grid and mini-grid connections, of which refugees	Value	0.00	0.00	1750.00
	Date	January 31, 2022	December 19, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Number of clean cooking solutions provided Value 0.00 0.00 300000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

Establishment by MEMD of an Enabling Environment for Energy Access scale-up	Value	Limited capacity for environmental, social, health	Not achieved yet	(A) Environmental & social instruments and tools i
	Date	January 31, 2022	December 19, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Number of off-grid connections provided under the project in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 27000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Public institutions provided with off-grid access Value 0.00 0.00 500.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

UECCC conducts adequate monitoring of the energy market financing	Value	Lack of adequate understanding of nation-wide ener	Not achieved yet	Adequate monitoring and challenge response in supp
	Date	January 31, 2022	December 19, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Number of off-grid connections provided under the project, of which refugees Value 0.00 0.00 13500.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Commercial enterprises electrified under the project with off-grid solutions in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 3000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Productive uses technologies financed Value 0.00 0.00 4000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Productive uses technologies financed of which female recipients Value 0.00 0.00 1200.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Commercial enterprises electrified under the project, of which refugees Value 0.00 0.00 1500.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Productive uses technologies distributed under the project in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 5000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Commercial enterprises benefited from modern energy solutions Value 0.00 0.00 5000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Productive uses technologies distributed to refugees customers Value 0.00 0.00 2500.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Commercial enterprises benefited from modern energy solutions of which female-led Value 0.00 0.00 1750.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of clean cooking solutions provided under the project in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 53000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of clean cooking solutions provided under the project in refugee-hosting districts, of which refugees Value 0.00 0.00 26000.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Energy savings from the project Value 0.00 0.00 2628.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Public institutions provided with off-grid access in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 200.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of public institutions provided with clean cooking solutions in refugee-hosting districts Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date January 31, 2022 December 19, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment

MEMD optimizes investments for electricity access scale-up	Value	Lack of optimized grid rollout	Decision not made yet
	Date	January 31, 2022	December 19, 2023	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Productive uses technologies financed	Value	0.00	0.00	4000.00
	Date	January 31, 2022	December 19, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Energy savings from the project	Value	0.00	0.00	2628.00
	Date	January 31, 2022	December 19, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP)

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of September 30, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of September 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS