Ethiopia Electrification Program (ELEAP)

Abstract*

The development objective of Electrification Program Project is to increase access to electricity in Ethiopia and to enhance institutional capacity for planning and implementation of the government’s electrification program. The National Electrification Program (NEP) aims to achieve universal electrification by 2025. The NEP will be carried out in phases, with the immediate focus being on the early years of the Program (2018–2023). The NEP is organized... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective is to increase access to electricity in Ethiopia and to enhance institutional capacity for planning and implementation of the Government’s electrification program.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P160395
Status
Active
Team Leader
Maria Arango Campo
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation

Country
Ethiopia
Disclosure Date
February 2, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 1, 2018
Effective Date
June 7, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 677.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ethiopian Electric Utility
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 375.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
June 14, 2024
Closing Date
July 7, 2026

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P178895

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 change98%
- FY17 - Mitigation98%
FY17 - Energy99%
- FY17 - Access to Energy90%
- FY17 - Energy Policies & Reform8%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender1%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	375.00
Borrower/Recipient	248.00
Local Beneficiaries	54.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	375.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	375.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	677.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Oct 5, 2021	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	9,294,304.00
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	785,162.75
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	785,162.75
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	9,299.99
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	9,299.99
Feb 25, 2022	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	32,850,336.00
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	1,576,156.40
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	841,143.90
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-61570	Int Charges	37,931.91
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61570	Int Charges	111,714.84
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61570	Int Charges	72,599.37
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61570	Int Charges	541,582.06
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61570	Int Charges	12,665.13
Apr 5, 2023	IDA-61570	Int Charges	111,104.37
Apr 5, 2023	IDA-61570	Int Charges	1,035,533.70
Mar 1, 2018	IDA-61580	Loan Commitment	250,000,000.00
Mar 1, 2018	IDA-61570	Loan Commitment	125,000,000.00
Mar 31, 2023	IDA-72940	Loan Commitment	250,000,000.00
Jun 7, 2018	IDA-61570	Loan Disb	312,500.00
Jun 7, 2018	IDA-61570	Fee Charges	312,500.00
May 16, 2023	IDA-61570	Loan Disb	58,287,900.00
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-61570	Int Charges	2,622.56
Feb 8, 2022	IDA-61570	Loan Disb	35,559,800.00
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-61570	Int Charges	142,767.22
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-61570	Int Charges	155,217.69
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-61570	Int Charges	2,796.35
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	1,168.23
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	1,168.23
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	866,782.25
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	866,782.25
Apr 4, 2024	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	593,820.60
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-61580	Loan Repay	3,640,203.00
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-61580	Loan Repay	18,531.22
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-61580	Int Charges	875,874.70
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-61580	Int Charges	875,874.70
Apr 5, 2024	IDA-72940	Loan Disb	33,148,000.00
May 17, 2024	IDA-72940	Loan Disb	5,616,063.50
May 17, 2024	IDA-72940	Loan Disb	37,080,852.00
Dec 11, 2020	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	913,751.00
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	959.68
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	959.68
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	683,458.50
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	683,458.50
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	10,474.36
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	10,474.36
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	757,730.50
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61580	Int Charges	757,730.50
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	841,143.90
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	13,353.53
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-61580	Int Charges	13,353.53
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	29,956.94
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	29,956.94
Apr 5, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	861,700.50
Apr 5, 2023	IDA-61580	Int Charges	861,700.50
Jun 29, 2018	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	59,779,224.00
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-61580	Int Charges	113,697.91
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-61580	Int Charges	113,697.91
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	556,320.00
Apr 4, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	221,222.95
Apr 4, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	221,222.95
Apr 22, 2019	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	554,852.00
Jun 7, 2019	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	29,115,784.00
May 29, 2019	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	975,829.30
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	596.27
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	596.27
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	1,058.74
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	1,058.74
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	290,392.66
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-61580	Int Charges	290,392.66
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	1,859,906.40
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	46,240,588.00
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	421,665.44
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	421,665.44
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	1,628.42
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	1,628.42
Jun 19, 2020	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	1,266,106.10
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	3,421.29
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	3,421.29
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	527,424.50
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-61580	Int Charges	527,424.50
Dec 7, 2020	IDA-61580	Loan Disb	62,726,816.00
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61570	Int Charges	156,286.38
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61570	Int Charges	2,716.41
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-61570	Int Charges	156,286.38
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-61570	Int Charges	6,576.57
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-61570	Int Charges	155,859.39
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-61570	Int Charges	4,114.32
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-61570	Int Charges	156,074.05
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-61570	Int Charges	5,655.22
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-61570	Int Charges	124,751.71
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-61570	Int Charges	3,967.36
Apr 4, 2019	IDA-61570	Int Charges	155,432.34
Apr 4, 2019	IDA-61570	Int Charges	6,477.44
Feb 20, 2024	IDA-61570	Loan Disb	2,395,800.00
May 17, 2024	IDA-61570	Loan Disb	28,444,000.00
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-61570	Int Charges	56,620.83
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-61570	Int Charges	2,747,183.50
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-61570	Int Charges	3,487,243.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2025-03-03
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2025-03-03
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2025-03-03

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of people provided with on-grid electricity services Value 0.00 6343365.00 9790040.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Number of people provided with off-grid electricity services Value 0.00 19730.00 9900.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Improved planning and implementation capacity of the electricity sector Value No No Yes
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Households provided with electricity through mini-grids Value 0.00 3946.00 1980.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Improved cost-effectiveness of Program Value No No Yes
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Cumulative number of non-residential grid electricity connections made under the Program Value 0.00 88446.00 97900.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Cumulative capacity of renewable energy installed through mini-grid projects under the Program Value 0.00 3.52 0.54
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Women in STEM: Percentage women’s employment at EEU Value 20.00 22.40 30.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Households connected to the grid under the Program that are female-headed Value 0.00 20.00 24.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Number of EEU and MoWIE staff trained under the Program Value 0.00 358.00 400.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
?Cumulative number of residential grid electricity connections under the Program (Number) Value 925801.00 1268673.00 1958008.00
Date February 16, 2023 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Number of AMI connected distribution transformers Value 0.00 0.00 30000.00
Date February 17, 2023 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment
Number of AMI connected industrial and commercial customer Value 0.00 28000.00 30000.00
Date February 17, 2023 June 4, 2024 July 7, 2026
Comment

Number of people provided with on-grid electricity services	Value	0.00	6343365.00	9790040.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	June 4, 2024	July 7, 2026
	Comment

Improved cost-effectiveness of Program	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	March 1, 2018	June 4, 2024	July 7, 2026
	Comment

Women in STEM: Percentage women’s employment at EEU	Value	20.00	22.40	30.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	June 4, 2024	July 7, 2026
	Comment

?Cumulative number of residential grid electricity connections under the Program (Number)	Value	925801.00	1268673.00	1958008.00
	Date	February 16, 2023	June 4, 2024	July 7, 2026
	Comment

Ethiopia Electrification Program (ELEAP)

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 February 28, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS