| Project Detail |
The Energy and Social Safety Nets Sector Reforms Technical Assistance Project will strengthen the Government of Egypt s capacity to: (i) design a comprehensive fuel subsidy reform strategy, (ii) establish concrete measures for improved financial viability of key energy sector actors and (iii) identify households that would be most vulnerable to the impacts of the fuel subsidy reform. There are three components to the project, the first component being power sector institutional development and financial viability. Provision of technical assistance to: (a) support the analysis of reform options by developing a concrete action plan to improve the financial viability and management of the electricity utilities in Egypt and their governance structure; and (b) develop effective strategies including implementation plans for fuel to power generation entities. The second component is the energy pricing and fuel switching reform technical assistance. Provision of technical assistance to: (1) developing a comprehensive strategy for energy subsidy reform, and measures to mitigate impact of reforming energy subsidy; and (2) developing a communication strategy for energy subsidy reform. Finally, the third component is the strengthening Social Safety Nets (SSN) technical assistance. This component supports strengthening social safety net systems in Egypt through measures aimed at improving targeting and consolidation of existing fragmented SSN programs and development of a database of the poor and vulnerable with attention to gender aspects as appropriate. |
