De Inter-Amerikaanse Ontwikkelingsbank heeft een lening van US$ 30 miljoen goedgekeurd voor Suriname om een adequate en moderne toegang tot duurzame elektriciteit te ondersteunen om de levensomstandigheden voor plattelandsbevolking te verbeteren. Dat meldt de bank maandag 23 december 2019 in onderstaand persbericht.
Hoewel het grootste deel van de Surinaamse bevolking toegang heeft tot elektriciteit, zijn er aanzienlijke verschillen tussen stedelijke (99%) en landelijke (90%) gebieden.
Met de lening zal Suriname ook zonne-installaties installeren in Brownsweg en Alliance. Ook zullen mini zonne-energienetwerken in het Boven-Suriname gebied worden opgezet om 24/7 elektriciteit te brengen naar dorpen in die regio. Tegelijkertijd zal het land studies en pre-investeringsprojecten van hernieuwbare energiebronnen en aardgas financieren om zijn afhankelijkheid van fossiele brandstoffen te verminderen.
Bovendien zal Suriname investeren in projecten voor het upgraden en uitbreiden van transmissie- en distributie-infrastructuur van het nationale energienetwerk van de Energiebedrijven Suriname. De nadruk zal hierbij liggen op netwerken die landelijke gebieden bevoorraden.
Het programma zal de invoering van de energiehervorming ondersteunen en de uitwerking van het elektriciteitssectorplan 2024-2028 te financieren. Het project omvat componenten van innovatie en digitalisering voor het elektriciteitssysteem, inclusief maatregelen voor cyberbeveiliging.
De kredietlijn van US$ 30 miljoen heeft een afschrijvingsperiode van 25 jaar.
https://www.iadb.org/en/news/suriname-increase-electricity-coverage-rural-areas-idb-support
December 23,2019
Suriname to increase the electricity coverage in rural areas with IDB support
The project will also help consolidate the energy reform and contribute to the diversification of the energy matrix.
The Inter-American Development Bank
approved a US$ 30 million investment loan to Suriname to support
adequate and modern access to sustainable electricity to enhance the
living conditions for rural populations while improving the rural
business environment with better provision of electricity as a public
service.
Although most of Suriname’s population has
access to electricity, there are significant disparities between urban
(99%) and rural (90%) areas. Additionally, the remote communities
located in the coastal and in the Hinterland areas (including interior
villages that extend to the Amazon Rainforest) receive an expensive and
poor-quality service as they are underserved with low electricity
service provision of six hour or less of service or no service.
Also, the cost of provision, when
existing, in those communities is higher compared to the national
average. The lack of a reliable provision affects rural productivity and
hinders economic growth.
In order to address the situation, the
country will implement rural electrification projects by expanding
distribution networks and improving or building of feeders and
substations to be connected to the national grid.
With the loan, Suriname will also install
solar plants with battery energy storage in the towns of Brownsweg and
Alliance and solar mini grids in the area of the Upper Suriname river to
bring electricity 24/7 to villages located in that region. These
activities will contribute to an increase of the use of renewable energy
in the country. At the same time, the country will finance studies and
pre-investments projects of Renewables Energies and Natural Gas to
reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.
In addition, Suriname will invest in
projects to upgrade and expand transmission and distribution
infrastructure of the national grid managed by EBS (Energie Bedrijven
Suriname) with emphasis on networks that supply rural areas. The program
will support the implementation of the energy reform by strengthening
the EBS and the Energy Authority of Suriname, the regulatory agency
created in 2016, and by financing the elaboration of the Electricity
Sector Plan 2024-2028.
The project includes components of innovation and digitalization for the electricity system, including cybersecurity measures.
The US$30 million credit line has a 25 years amortization period and a Libor-based interest rate.
About the IDB
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devoted to improving lives. Established in 1959, the IDB is a leading
source of long-term financing for economic, social and institutional
development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts
cutting-edge research and provides policy advice, technical assistance
and training to public and private sector clients throughout the region.
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