Studies
Rural electrification. Drinking water supply Information systems
Development of specific mechanisms for sustainable access to water and electricity in rural areas
| Country : | Gabon |
| Client : | Ministry of Mines, Water and Energy |
| Start Date : | 11/2015 |
| Completion Date : | 06/2017 |
| Value of services : | 431 141 $ |
| Funder : | World Bank |
| Associate/Partner : | N/A |
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| Description : |
The Gabonese government plans to develop universal access to electricity and to drinking water on the whole territory. The government thus wants to (i) develop sustainable access to drinking water and to electricity by transferring the operation and maintenance of the equipment to private operators, and (ii) move from a logic based on equipment supply to a service provision logic, with rural households subscribing to paid services provided by the private operator. The overall responsibility for the operations and maintenance activities will be done by the CNEE (National Council of Water and Electricity). |
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| Description of the Actual Services Provided | IED is in charge of the technical aspects of the strategy: 1- Feasibility studies for access to electricity and to water in 50 pilot localities, considering the local potential for renewable energy: solar, currents (tidal) etc. 2- Definition and characterization of rural water and electricity services for different categories of users, including utilities 3- Development of an associated quantitative and qualitative GIS database 4- Development and implementation of an IT platform based on the GIS and dedicated to the monitoring of installed equipment 5- Development of a Mobile Application for real-time updating of data stored on the Platform |