| Project Detail |
ent objectives of the Electricity Sector Support Project (ESSP) are to contribute to: (1) reducing National Power Utility of Senegal (SENELEC s) technical and commercial losses; and (2) improving the reliability of electricity services in selected areas focusing primarily on Greater Dakar. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is upgrading and modernization of the transmission and distribution network. The upgrading and modernization of the transmission and distribution network component includes: (i) the upgrading, rehabilitation or replacement of existing transmission lines and substations in the Interconnected Network of the Client s territory; (ii) the upgrading of the distribution network from 6.6 kV to 30kV from at least two selected substations in Greater Dakar; (iii) the installation of at least 15 remotely controlled Medium Voltage/Low Voltage (MV/LV) distribution substations in Greater Dakar, (iv) the extension and densification of the distribution network in Greater Dakar, and (v) the extension of the Interconnected Network to reach isolated secondary consumption centers of the Client s territory. The second component of the project is improving SENELEC s commercial performance. This component aims at improving SENELEC s commercial performance by reducing the cost of billing, increasing bill collection and reducing non-technical losses through fraud reduction. This component includes: (i) the installation of about 150,000 STS compliant Split Pre-paid Meters in the Client s territory, (ii) the installation of about 10,000 electronic Smart Meters and of a remote meter reading system in the Client s territory, and (iii) the installation of a new electricity customer management system for SENELEC. The third component of the project is long term strategic outlook. This component aims at carr |
