| Project Detail |
The objectives of this West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project for Guinea-Bissau are to contribute to increasing the geographical reach of broadband networks, and reducing costs of communication services in the territory of the Recipient, and between the Recipient and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries. There are four components to the project, the first component being supporting connectivity. This component two subcomponents: connection to the ACE international submarine cable Africa Coast to Europe (ACE); and building a critical terrestrial fiber optic missing link. The second component is the creating an enabling environment for connectivity. This component will finance technical assistance for sector reforms in key areas, aimed at increasing competition and promoting broadband use. It will finance the design of the PPP transaction and implementation of the PPP transaction (investment bank and transaction advisor) needed for component one. This component includes four subcomponents: transaction Design for PPP; strengthening the institutional capacity of the secretary of state for transport and communications; options for the Strategic Repositioning of GuineTelecom and GuineTel; and regulatory capacity building. The third component is the project implementation. This component will finance: (a) environmental and social studies and (b) support needed for the Government of Guinea-Bissau to implement components one and two. This includes setting up a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) located within the MTC, and covering PIU staff costs, office equipment, operating costs, and training. The component will cover the cost of audits, communications, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and will contribute to monitoring project elements such as citizen engagement, climate change, and environmental and social studies. Finally, the |
